Allergenic peptides from ragweed pollen

ABSTRACT

Antigen E or  Amb a  I of ragweed pollen has been shown to be a family or families of proteins. cDNAs encoding  Amb a  I, the major human allergen of ragweed and  Amb a  II, peptides derived from  Amb a  I or  Amb a  II, antibodies against the peptides; and methods of treating individuals for sensitivity to ragweed are disclosed.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/290,448, filed Aug. 15, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,204 , which is in turn a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/529,951, filed May 29, 1990, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/325,365, filed Mar. 17, 1989, now abandoned. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.

FUNDING

Work described herein was supported by the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. AI14908).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Genetically predisposed individuals, who make up about 10% of the population, become hypersensitized (allergic) to antigens from a variety of environmental sources to which they are exposed. Those antigens that can induce immediate and/or delayed types of hypersensitivity in people are called allergens. King, T. P., Adv. Immun., 23:77-105 (1976). Anaphylaxis or atopy, which includes the symptoms of hay fever, asthma and hives, is one form of immediate allergy. It can be caused by a variety of atopic allergens, such as products of grasses, trees, weeds, animal dander, insects, and food, drugs and chemicals. The antibodies involved in atopic allergy belong primarily to the IgE class of immunoglobulins. IgE binds to mast cells and basophils. Upon combination of a specific allergen with IgE bound to mast cells, the IgE is cross-linked on the cell surface, resulting in the physiological effects of IgE-antigen interaction. Degranulation results in release of, among other substances, histamine, heparin, a chemotactic factor for eosinophilic leukocytes and the leukotrienes, C4, D4 and E4, which cause prolonged constriction of bronchial smooth muscle cells. Hood, L. E. et al., Immunology, (2nd ed.), pp460-462, The Benjamin/Cumming Publishing Co., Inc. (1984). These released substances are the mediators which result in allergic symptoms caused by combination of IgE with a specific allergen. Through them, the effects of an allergen are manifested. Such effects may be systemic or local in nature, depending on the route by which the antigen entered the body and the pattern of deposition of IgE and mast cells. Local manifestations generally occur on epithelial surfaces at the location at which the allergen entered the body.

Systemic effects can include anaphylaxis (anaphylactic shock), which is the result of an IgE-basophil response to circulating (intravascular) antigen.

One allergen of particular concern for many people is Antigen E or Amb a I, a poorly-defined constituent (or group of constituents) which is the major allergenic component(s) of short ragweed (Ambrosia artemisilfolia I. or Ambrosia elatior) pollen and the major cause of late summer hay fever in North America and Canada. Smith, J. J., et al., Mol. Immun. 25:355-364 (1988); King, T. P., et al., Biochem., 3:458-468 (1964); King, T. P., Adv. Immun., 23:77-105 (1976). It has been estimated that, on average, as much as 13% of the total serum IgE in ragweed-sensitive individuals is specific for Amb a I. Zeiss, C. R., et al., J. Immun., 110:414-421 (1973). Amb a I has been claimed to be an acidic, 38,000 molecular weight, non-glycosylated protein which is cleaved during extraction and chromatographic isolation into two non-covalently associated chains: an alpha chain of 26,000 molecular weight and a beta chain of 12,000 molecular weight. Knox, R. B., et al., Nature, 255:1066-1068 (1970); Knox, R. B., and Heslop-Harrison, J., J. Cell Sci., 6:1-27 (1970): King, T. P., Adv. Immun., 23:77-105 (1976);/King, T. P., et al., Archs Biochem. Biophys., 212:127-135 (1981). The two-chain and the single chain forms of Amb a I, which are both highly reactive with IgE, are allergenically and antigenically related. King, T. P., et al., Biochemistry, 3:458-468 (1964). It has been shown, however, that several physical and chemical modifications of Amb a I cause a marked loss of antigen and allergenic activity. King, T. P., et al., Archs Biochem. Biophys., 212:127-135 (1981); King, T. P., et al., Immunochemistry, 11: 83-92 (1974).

Because ragweed pollen is the chief causative agent of late-summer hay fever in the eastern United States and Canada, it has been the subject of more studies by different laboratories than any other pollen allergen. King, T. P., Adv. Immun., 23:77-105 (1976). Despite extensive study, the immunochemical definition of Amb a I is still far from complete. Smith and co-workers have begun characterization of the epitope structure of Amb a I, using a series of murine monoclonal antibodies raised against purified, native Amb a I. Three non-overlapping, non-repeating antigenic sites were defined (sites A, B, and C) and monoclonal antibodies directed to sites A and B together resulted in inhibition of 80% of human IgE binding to Amb a I. The reactivity of the monoclonal antibodies used was greatly diminished when Amb a I was physically or chemically modified. Olsen, Ph.D. thesis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1986); Olson, 3. R., and Klapper, D. G., J. Immun., 136: 2109-2115 (1986). They indicated that the two sites (A and B) are conformationally dependent epitopes. That is, they are either single structures which lose their conformation during modification or composite structures made up of two or more discontinuous peptides which are proximal in the native allergen but separate once the allergen has been modified. Smith, J. J., et al., Mol. Immun., 25:355-365 (1988).

Despite the considerable attention ragweed allergens have received, definition or characterization of the structures or component(s) of the allergen responsible for its adverse effects on people is far from complete and current desentization therapy involves treatment with a complex, ill-defined extract of ragweed pollen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to allergenic proteins or peptides from ragweed, DNAs encoding all or a portion of such allergenic proteins or peptides; to compositions containing such an allergens or portions of the allergen(s); and to methods of administering the allergen(s) or a portion thereof or a composition which includes the allergen(s) or portions thereof to reduce or prevent the adverse effects that exposure to the allergen normally has on ragweed-sensitive individuals (i.e., to desensitize individuals to the allergen or block the effects of the allergen). The present invention further relates to methods of diagnosing sensitivity to ragweed pollen.

It has now been shown that Antigen E or Amb a I is not a single protein but, rather, a family or families of proteins to which ragweed-sensitive individuals react. In particular, the present invention relates to DNA encoding an amino acid sequence or peptide present in allergenic proteins from ragweed pollen. It relates to DNA encoding all or a portion of the ragweed allergen Amb a I or Antigen E preparation which has been isolated. Such ragweed allergen preparations are heterogeneous in nature and may include, in addition to what is currently referred to as Amb a I or Antigen E, other ragweed components which are allergenic (i.e., cause the typical adverse effects observed in a ragweed-sensitive individual upon exposure to ragweed pollen). These may include, for example, what is referred to in the literature as Antigen K and referred to herein as Amb a II. The present invention also relates to DNAs encoding similar amino acid sequences (i.e., DNA encoding amino acid sequences of allergens) in types of ragweed other than short ragweed, such as giant ragweed and western ragweed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a schematic representation of screening of an Amb a I or Antigen E preparation, using monoclonal antibodies and oligoprobes.

FIG. 1B is a schematic representation of screening of a ragweed flowerhead λgt10 library. It also illustrates the use of cross-hybridization and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods to obtain full-length cDNA clones encoding Amb a I and Amb a II.

FIG. 2 is the nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of UNC Clone 1 (referred to as Amb a IA) (SEQ ID NO:56), which was isolated from a λgt11 library by screening with monoclonal antibodies specific for components of an Amb a I preparation.

FIG. 3 is the nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of UNC Clone 6 (referred to as Amb a IB) (SEQ ID NO:58), which was isolated from a λgt11 library by screening with monoclonal antibodies specific for components of an Amb a I preparation.

FIG. 4 is the nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of UNC Clone 15 (referred to as Amb a IC) (SEQ ID NO:60), which was isolated from a λgt11 library by screening with monoclonal antibodies specific for components of an Amb a I preparation.

FIG. 5 is the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of IPC Clone 1(SEQ ID NO:62), which was isolated from a λgt10 cDNA library using an oligonucleotide probe whose sequence was deduced from an amino acid sequence known to be present in the ragweed allergen preparation Amb a I. The location of the sequence from which the sequence of the oligonucleotide probe was deduced is underlined.

FIG. 6 is the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of IPC Clone 5(SEQ ID NO:64), which was isolated from a λgt10 cDNA library using an oligonucleotide probe whose sequence was deduced from an amino acid sequence known to be present in the ragweed allergen preparation Amb a I. The location of the sequence from which the sequence of the oligonucleotide probe was deduced is underlined.

FIG. 7 is the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of IPC Clone 6(SEQ ID NO:66); which was isolated from a λgt10 cDNA library using an oligonucleotide probe whose sequence was deduced from an amino acid sequence known to be present in the ragweed allergen preparation Amb a I. The location of the sequence from which the sequence of the oligonucleotide probe was deduced is underlined.

FIG. 8 is a schematic representation of open reading frame analysis of the DNA insert of IPC Clone 1.

FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of open reading frame analysis of the DNA insert of IPC Clone 5.

FIG. 10 is a schematic representation of open reading frame analysis of the DNA insert of IPC Clone 6.

FIG. 11 is the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:71) and deduced amino acid sequence of a full length Amb a IA clone (related to UNC clone 1) (SEQ ID NO:72).

FIG. 12 is the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:73) and deduced amino acid sequence of a full length Amb a IB clone (related to UNC clone 6) (SEQ ID NO:74).

FIG. 13 is the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:75) and deduced amino acid sequence of a full length Amb a IC clone (related to UNC clone 15) (SEQ ID NO:76).

FIG. 14 is the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:77) and deduced amino acid sequence of a full length Amb a ID clone (SEQ ID NO:78).

FIG. 15 is the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:79) and deduced amino acid sequence of a full length Amb a II clone (SEQ ID NO:80).

FIG. 16 is the composite amino acid sequences of the Amb a I and Amb a II multigene family showing regions of similarity as well as regions of disagreements.

FIG. 17 is a photograph of a Western blot of affinity purified Amb a I treated with rabbit anti-Amb a I polyclonal antibody, JB1E3-4 anti-Amb a I monoclonal antibody or ragweed allergic patient sera.

FIG. 18 is a photograph of a two dimensional gel of an aqueous extract of short ragweed pollen, separated on the basis of size and charge and stained with T. P. King's antibody, which recognizes Amb a I (goat polyclonal anti-Amb a I).

FIG. 19 is a photograph of a Western blot of several E. coli-expressed recombinant Amb a I cDNAs treated with goat anti-Amb a I antibody.

FIG. 20 is a photograph of a Western blot of several E. coli expressed recombinant Amb a I cDNAs treated with human allergic sera stained with anti-human IgE.

FIG. 21 is a graphic representation of T cell proliferation responses of ragweed allergic patient PBMC toward an aqueous extract of short ragweed pollen, affinity purified Amb a I (B7) chromatographically purified Amb a I and E. coli lysate containing expressed recombinant Amb a I proteins.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based on an investigation of ragweed pollen allergens, particularly the preparation known as Amb a I (or Antigen E) from short ragweed, using several inter-related approaches, each described below. The terms Amb a I and Antigen E are used interchangeably. Such a preparation, obtained from ragweed pollen, is likely to contain other ragweed allergens, such as Antigen K or Amb a II. The possibility that such a preparation does contain other such allergens has been assessed and results demonstrate that this is the case.

Results of work described herein show that Amb-a I is not a single protein or peptide but is, in fact, heterogeneous in nature. That is, what is presently referred to as Antigen E (or Amb a I) appears to be a family or families of proteins or to be polymorphic in nature. The work described herein has resulted in identification and isolation of DNAs encoding peptides or amino acid sequences present in a ragweed allergen As described, full-length cDNAs encoding Amb a IA, Amb a IB, Amb a IC and Amb a ID and Amb a II have been isolated and sequenced. It has also resulted in isolation and purification from an Amb a I preparation of a protein shown to bind human ragweed IgE and to bind rabbit Amb a I antisera produced using a purified Amb a I preparation. Interrelationships among DNAs and proteins or peptides identified and isolated using the approaches described in the following section have been demonstrated. For ease of presentation, the several approaches used are represented schematically in FIGS. 1A and 1B, to which reference is made in the following discussion.

As a result of the work described herein, DNAs encoding proteins or peptides present in ragweed allergens have been identified and isolated and the amino acid sequence of the encoded product has been deduced. In addition, through the use of monoclonal antibodies specific for Amb a I or Antigen E, a protein has been obtained from an Amb a I preparation. This protein, referred to as affinity purified Amb a I, has been shown to have biological activity (human IgE binding ability and ability to bind rabbit Amb a I antisera) and, thus, is highly likely to be an allergen. It has also been shown to be encoded by a region of the nucleotide sequences present in two of the isolated DNAS.

The following is a description of several approaches which have been used to identify and isolate DNAs encoding proteins or peptides from Amb a I or Antigen E preparations, as well as to isolate from an Amb a I preparation a protein shown to have Amb a I activity. As represented in FIG. 1A, an Amb a I or Antigen E preparation, which was prepared from pollen extract by a method based on the method of T. P. King and co-workers, was produced. King, T. P. et al. Arch. Bloch. and Biophys., 212:127-135 (1981). A panel of monoclonal antibodies produced by Klapper and co-workers was used to identify proteins in the preparation. Smith, J. J. et al., Mol. Immun., 25:355-365 (1988). Sequences of several peptides from an Antigen E preparation were determined by conventional techniques.

The following sections describe: 1) use of a pool of these monoclonal antibodies (i.e., a pool of monoclonal antibodies reactive with Amb a I) to identify clones containing DNA inserts encoding the reactive product and 2) use of an oligonucleotide probe, constructed from an amino acid sequence present in the Amb a I preparation to identify clones containing DNA inserts encoding the amino acid sequence. Each approach resulted in identification of three clones containing DNA encoding an amino acid sequence present in the Amb a I or Antigen E preparation. The two sets of clones isolated as described below have been shown to be different from each other.

Use of Monoclonal Antibodies to Identify Clones Containing DNA Inserts Encoding Ragweed Protein

A pool of seven monoclonal antibodies specifically reactive with components of the Amb a I preparation was used to screen a ragweed pollen λgt11 library, using a known method. Young, R. A. and R. W. Davis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 80: 1194-1198 (1983). This resulted in identification of three clones, initially designated UNC Clones 1, 6 and 15 and referred to herein as Amb a IA, IB and IC, respectively, which expressed a product recognized by at least one of the monoclonal antibodies in the panel. The nomenclature of cDNAs encoding the allergens Amb a I and Amb a II have been named according to the recommendations of the International Union of Immunological Societies Sub-Committee for Allergen Nomenclature (Marsh et-al., Annals of Allergy, 60:499-504 (1988)).

DNA isolated from the three reactive clones was sequenced, using the method of Sanger, F. et al. Sanger, F. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 74:5463 (1977). The nucleotide sequences of the three clones are presented in FIGS. 2-4.

Using the partial cDNA sequences presented in FIGS. 2-4, cross-hybridization (as described in Example 2) and PCR methods (as described in Example 3) were used to isolate full-length cDNAs encoding Amb a IA (FIG. 11), Amb a IB (FIG. 12), Amb a IC (FIG. 13) and Amb a ID (FIG. 14).

In the course of DNA sequencing of cross-hybridizing cDNAs from a separately constructed λgt10 ragweed flowerhead library, a new cDNA was derived that shared sequence with Amb a II peptide sequence (FIG. 15 and FIG. 16). Construction of this library and isolation of the new cDEA are described in Example 2. The composite amino acid sequences of the Amb a I and Amb a II multigene family are shown in FIG. 16, with the regions of similarity and of disagreement represented. In FIG. 16, the sequence of Amb a I is given in standard one-letter code. Sequences for the other Amb a I family members are given relative to that of Amb a I, with only differences being shown. A dash indicates identity between the two sequences. An asterisk indicates a break in the sequence introduced to maintain maximal alignment. Amino acid numbering is based on the Amb a IB sequence. Wherever sequence polymorphism has been observed in a given family member, the dominant sequence is given in superscript and the minor sequence is given in subscript. Polymorphisms in a given family member occur as independent events, except for amino acids 183-189 of Amb a ID, in which the polymorphism occurs as a block.

Use of an Oligonucleotide Probe to Identify Clones Containing DNA Inserts Encoding Ragweed Protein

As also represented in FIG. 1A, an amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) (WENFK) in the Amb a I preparation, which was identified and sequenced by conventional techniques, was used to deduce the sequence of an oligonucleotide probe (oligoprobe) encoding the amino acid sequence. The amino acid sequence used to deduce the oligonucleotide sequence was VWVKPWENFK (SEQ ID NO:2). A portion of that amino acid sequence (WENFK) was used to deduce the sequence of the oligoprobe, designated AGE#1. AGE#1 was used, as described in Example 1, to screen a cDNA library constructed in λgt10 using polyA⁺ enriched RNA from pooled short ragweed flower heads. Screening with this oligoprobe resulted in identification of ten duplicated signals. These duplicated signals (clones) were subjected to a secondary screening with the same AGE #1 oligonucleotide probe. Three of the positives (referred to as secondary positives) were clearly detected in duplicate. The clones (designated IPC Clone 1, IPC Clone 5 and IPC Clone 6) identified in this manner were grown under appropriate conditions and verified as positive, by Southern blot analysis.

The cDNA insert from each of the three clones was isolated and cloned into M13mpl8 and sequenced (FIGS. 5-7). The amino acid sequence was also deduced (FIGS. 8-10). Open reading frames in the sequenced cDNAs were examined (FIGS. 8-10) and the sequence (from which the sequence of the oligonucleotide probe had been deduced) was identified. That the cDNA inserts encode a portion of translated protein was supported by the fact that the surrounding amino acid sequence deduced from the DNA sequence (VWVKP) agreed with the amino acid sequence initially used to deduce the sequence of the oligoprobe (FIGS. 8-10). T cells from allergic patients could be stimulated by a synthetic peptide RAE4 (Table 5). The RAE4 sequence was deduced from IPC Clone 5 (FIG. 8).

As is evident from a comparison of the two “sets” of nucleotide sequences (i.e., set 1, which are the DNAs isolated through use of monoclonal antibodies, and set 2, which are the DNAs isolated through use of the oligoprobe), there is homology among sequences within a set (i.e., within FIGS. 2-4 and within FIGS. 5-7) but little similarity in sequences between sets.

Thus, it is apparent that the Amb a I or Antigen E preparation is heterogenous in nature and represents a family (or families) of proteins or that there is considerable polymorphism in Amb a I-encoding DNA. This is in contrast to present literature descriptions of Amb a I or Antigen E, which refer to Antigen E as a protein, rather than as a group or groups of allergenic proteins, present in ragweed pollen, to which ragweed-sensitive individuals respond.

Additional Demonstration of Isolation of Antigenic Peptides and DNAs of Amb a I

Additional results further demonstrate that antigenic peptides of Amb a I and DNAs encoding them have been identified and isolated. As represented in FIG. 1A, a selected monoclonal antibody (designated 4B5/B7) which recognizes an Amb a I preparation unsubjected to denaturing conditions was used to affinity purify from pollen extract a single protein, which is referred to as affinity purified Amb a I. This was carried out, using known techniques, by producing the desired monoclonal antibody, isolating it in large quantities from ascites and immobilizing it on Sepharose (Pharmacia). Aqueous pollen extract was passed over the monoclonal antibody-containing column and a protein species was eluted. Antigen E isolated in this manner was shown, using both Western blot (FIG. 17) and ELISA techniques, to bind human IgE, thus demonstrating biological activity expected of an Amb a I protein or peptide.

Peptide sequence analysis was carried out as follows: Two peptides were isolated from partial tryptic digestion or cyanogen bromide (CNBr) cleavage of affinity purified Amb a I, respectively, and then subjected to peptide sequencing. Because the N-terminal of Amb a I is blocked, no amino acid sequence can be obtained from direct N-terminal protein sequence analysis. The result of the sequence analysis of the tryptic peptide demonstrated that the major portion of its amino acid sequence agreed with peptide sequence 45 to 77 encoded by the Amb a IA cDNA (Table 1). Table 1 is a comparison of the amino acid sequences of Amb a I protein, determined by protein sequence analysis, with the amino acid sequence deduced from Amb a I cDNA. The CNBr cleavage peptide sequencing demonstrated that the CNBr cleavage peptide was similar to the peptide sequence 171 to 184 encoded by the Amb a IA cDNA (Table 1).

Further peptide sequence analysis was performed from the protein cleavage mixture without isolating individual peptides. The techniques employed involved specific hydrolysis (with 70% formic acid or CNBr) of the putative Asp-Pro and Met-Pro bonds deduced from the cDNA sequences of Amb a I. Any primary amino groups were then blocked by reaction with o-phthalaldehyde prior to conventional sequencing from any available N-terminal proline residue.

TABLE 1 Amb a I PROTEIN SEQUENCES^(a) COMPARED TO PROTEIN SEQUENCE DEDUCED FROM Amb a IA cDNA SEQUENCES PARTIAL TRYPTIC DIGEST^(b) 45    50    55    60    65    70    75    80    85    90 Amb a IA cDNA SEQ ID T S G A Y N I I D G C W R G K A D W A E N R K A L A D C A Q G F G K G T V G G K D G D I Y T V T NO:4 Amb a I^(c) MAJOR^(d) SEQ ID (T)S(G)A Y N I I D G C(W)R G K A D(W)A E N(R K)A L A D C A Q G F(G) NO:5 MINOR^(e) SEQ ID (D)                      (S R) NO:6 AgE^(f) SEQ ID (T)S G A Y N I I D G C W R G K A D W A E N R K A L A D C A Q G F G K G T V G G K D G D I Y(T)V(T) NO:7 CMBr CLEAVAGE    175    180    185 Amb a IA cDNA SEQ ID H D V K V N P G G L I K S N D G NO:8 Amb a I^(g,h) MAJOR SEQ ID F D L K V N I G Q L I K(S)N NO:9 MINOR SEQ ID  (A)P N Y(I)P L  (N) NO:10 AgE^(i) SEQ ID (E P Y K V )P G G L I K( )N( )G NO:11 280   285   290   295   300   305   310   315   320 Amb a IA cDNA SEQ ID P R C R H G F F Q V V N N N Y D K W G S Y A I G G S A S P T I L S Q G N R F C A P D E R S NO:12 Amb a I^(i) MAJOR SEQ ID P R C R H G F F Q V V N N N Y D R W G(S)Y A I G G S(A)P T I L S Q G N( )F(C)A P(D G Y) NO:13 MINOR#1^(j) SEQ ID     F    I    F    D(H)        (N)           V NO:14 MINOR#2^(k) SEQ ID P V L(T)P E(Q)S A(G M) NO:15 MINOR#3^(l) SEQ ID T S G A Y N I I D G C W R G(K)A(D W)A NO:16 AgE MAJOR SEQ ID P R( )R H G P P Q V V N N N Y D(E W)G S: Y A I G G S A S P T I NO:17 MINOR#1^(m) SEQ ID A(W)N(W)R(T E K)D L NO:18 MINOR#2^(n) SEQ ID V(I)N L(p Q)E I(P V) NO:19 70% FORMIC ACID HYDROLYSIS OF ASP-PRO PEPTIDE BOND¹    365    370    375    380    385    390    395 Amb a IA cDNA SEQ ID P V L T P E Q S A G M I P A E P G E S A L S L T S S A G V L S C Q P G A P NO:20 Amba I MAJOR SEQ ID P V L(N P) E () N A G M I Q A E (P G) E A NO:21 MINOR^(o) SEQ ID    I NO:22 AgE SEQ ID NO:23 P V L T P E Q S A G M I P A E P G E S A L S L T S (S)A G V L ( C) Q P (G A) P 35KD^(p,q) SEQ ID NO:24 P Y L T P V Q S A G M I P A E P G E A A I (K) L T S S ^(a)the amino acids are presented in single letter code; uncertain residues are included in parentheses ^(b)the peptides were separated by SDS-PAGE then Western blotted on PVDF membrane for sequence analysis ^(c)IPC's affinity purified Amb a I preparation ^(d)major sequence determined in protein sequence analysis ^(e)minor sequence determined in protein sequence analysis ^(f)T. P. King's Amb a I preparation ^(g)the cleavage mixture was separated by SDS-PAGE then Western blotted on PVDF membrane ^(h)the sequence is most similar to a IA cDNA sequence among all the cloned cDNA sequence ^(i)the primary amine of the cleavage mixture was blocked by o-phtalaldehyde on the 7th step of sequence analysis ^(j)similar to the a IIA cDNA sequence 277-315 ^(k)similar to the a IA cDNA sequence 361-371 ^(l)similar to the a IA cDNA sequence 45-63 ^(m)similar to the a IC cDNA sequence 338-347 ^(n)similar to the a IC cDNA sequence 126-135 ^(o)matches to a IC cDNA sequence 363 ^(p)IPC's Amb a I preparation with molecular weight of 35,000 dalton ^(q)matches to a IC cDNA sequence 361-386

Results of these assessment (shown in Table 1) demonstrated that two peptide sequences determined from the affinity purified Amb a I preparation agreed with that encoded by two portions of Amb a IA DNA sequence (277-321 or 361-397). The minor sequences detected in the peptide sequence analysis also corresponded to a portion of peptide sequence encoded by cDNA's of Amb a I or Amb a II. The above peptide sequence analyses provided strong support that Amb a I or Antigen E-encoding DNA had been isolated.

An Antigen E preparation obtained from Dr. T. P. King was also subjected to peptide sequencing. The same peptide sequencing techniques were employed. Four peptides sequences were identified which agreed with the same four segments of peptide sequence encoded by Amb a IA DNA (45-92, 171-186, 277-321 and 361-397 in Table 1). This provided additional proof that Amb a I or Antigen E-encoding DNA had been isolated.

The same techniques were used with purified Antigen K (Amb a II) from Dr. T. P. King. Results demonstrated that two peptide sequences agreed with two portions of peptide sequence encoded by DNA of Amb a II (Table 2, see Example 2; FIG. 15). Table 2 is a comparison of the amino acid sequences of Amb a II protein, determined by protein sequence analysis, with the amino acid sequence deduced from Amb a II cDNA. This finding provided support that ragweed pollen allergen encoding DNA had been isolated.

TABLE 2 Amb a II PROTEIN SEQUENCES^(a) COMPARED TO PROTEIN SEQUENCE DEDUCED FROM Amb a IIA cDNA SEQUENCE CNBr CLEAVAGE^(b)  280   285   290   295    300    305    310    315    320 Amb a IIA cDNA SEQ ID NO:25 P R C R F G F F Q I V N N F Y D R W D E Y A I G G S S N P T I L S Q G N K F V A P D F I Y AgK^(c) MAJOR^(d) SEQ ID NO:26 P R( )R F G F F Q I V N N F Y D R W D(H)Y A I G G S S N P T I L S Q G N(R)F V A P(D )I(Y) MINOR^(e,f) SEQ ID NO:27 P V L T P E Q N A G M Amb a II^(g) SEQ ID NO:28 P(R  R)F G F F Q I V N N F Y D 70% FORMIC ACID HYDROLYSIS OF ASP-PRO PEPTIDE BOND^(b)    365    370    375    380    385    390    395 Amb a IIA cDNA SEQ ID NO:29 P V L T A E Q N A G M M Q A E P G D M V P Q L T M N A G V L T C S P G A P AgK — SEQ ID NO:30 P V L T A E Q N A G M M Q A E P G D M V P Q L T M N A(G)V(L  S)P G A P Anb a II^(g) MAJOR SEQ ID NO:31 P V L T A E Q N A G M M Q A E P G D M V P Q L T M N A G V L T(C)S P G A P MINOR^(h) SEQ ID NO:32     P    I P    E S A L S   S     (S) ^(a)the amino acids are presented in single letter code; uncertain residues are included in parentheses ^(b)o-phthalaldehyde is reacted with peptide mixture prior to conventional peptide sequence analysis ^(c)T. P. King's Amb a II preparation ^(d)major sequence determined in protein sequence analysis ^(e)minor sequence determined in protein sequence analysis ^(f)matches the a IIA cDNA sequence 361-371 ^(g)matches the a IIA cDNA sequence 361-371 ^(h)matches to a IA cDNA sequence 361-397

It has been previously reported that Amb a I and Amb a II share some antigenic determinants using rabbit and human antisera (King, T. P., Adv. Immun., 23:77-105 (1976)). However, the exact relationship between the two antigens, until the present invention, has remained unclear. King and colleagues have also reported that different isoforms of antigen E and K (Amb a I and Amb a II) can be isolated by ion-exchange chromatography (King, T. P. et al., Ach. Biochem. Biophys., 212:127-135 (1981)). The different isoforms described, designated A, B, C and D, were interpreted to be produced by limited proteolysis of the intact Amb a I and Amb a II species. It should be noted that these isoforms, designated A, B, C, etc., have no direct relationship with the nomenclature outlined in this invention (i.e., Amb a IA, Amb a IB, etc.).

A 35,000 dalton species coprecipitates from ragweed pollen extract with Amb a II in 45% saturation of ammonium sulfate. Most of these proteins are shown to be agregated by gel filtration chromatography. Some monomeric forms of these proteins were separated from Amb a II by ion exchange chromatography. The sequencing technique, which involved 70% formic acid hydrolysis of putative Asp-Pro bound and o-phthalaldehyde blocking of primary amino groups, demonstrated that the predominant protein corresponds to that encoded by the DNA sequence of Amb a IC. This peptide sequence is referred to as 35 kD in Table 1. This result provided additional support that Amb a I proteins are heterogeneous in nature and are encoded by closely related DNA's.

As is also represented in FIG. 1A, rabbit polyclonal antibodies were produced using the King Antigen E preparation. These antibodies were shown to identify a 38kd protein species on a Western blot of pollen extracts (FIG. 17). A two-dimensional gel of ragweed pollen extract, electrophoresed in one dimension on the basis of charge and in the other dimension on the basis of size and treated with goat anti-Amb antibodies is shown in FIG. 18 Results demonstrate binding to several proteins present in ragweed pollen extract with a relative molecular weight of 38 kD, corresponding to differently charged forms of what was formerly referred to as Amb a I protein. These antibodies were also shown, using a similar technique, to bind to the affinity purified Amb a I described previously (FIG. 17).

It is clear from the antibody reactivity that the 4B5/B7 affinity purified Amb a I has a recognition pattern similar to that of the Amb a I of pollen and skin test reagent with both rabbit polyclonal anti-Amb a I and JB1E3-4 anti-Amb a I monoclonal antibody (FIG. 17). It also has readily detectable IgE reactivity on a Western blot (FIG. 17; patient number 155). It is also clear that chromatographically purified Amb a II (Antigen K) has cross-reactive B-cell epitopes with the affinity purified Amb a I (FIG. 17; anti-Amb a I polyclonal).

As a result of the work described herein, cDNAs encoding allergenic peptides of proteins from a preparation of Amb a I, the major human allergen of ragweed and a preparation ofrAmb a II). have been cloned, isolated and sequenced; the encoded amino acid sequences (of the allergen(s)) have been deduced and peptides derived from Amb a I and Amb a II have been identified and isolated.

Furthermore, full-length and truncated cDNAs encoding several members of the Amb a I multigene family, as well as Amb a II, were cloned in-frame into the expression vector pTrc99 (Amann et-al. Gene, 69: 301-315, (1988)) and transformed into the JM109 host. Expression of recombinant Amb a I and Amb a II protein was induced by lmM isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside, cells were harvested, lysozyme treated, sonicated and insoluble inclusion bodies recovered by a low speed centrifugation. Recombinant Amb a I and Amb a II protein present in the recovered pellet was solubilized in buffer containing 8M urea, 50 mM Tris HCl pH8.0, 50 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, lmM dithiothreitol, lmM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. After solubilization, the crude urea lysate was dialyzed at 4° C. against PBS. The expressed recombinant Amb a I and Amb a II proteins were Western blotted and results are shown in FIGS. 19 and 20. Results demonstrate (FIG. 19) that goat anti-Amb a I antibody binds specifically to several forms of Amb a I (A, B and C), as well as to Amb a II (antigen K). This antigenic cross-reactivity is consistent with the observed sequence homology of the cDNAs (see FIG. 16). They further demonstrate (FIG. 20) that allergic human IgE binds specifically to some members of the Amb a I multigene family. In the case of patient #295, Amb a IA (full-length) and Amb a IC are bound specifically by IgE to a far greater extent than Amb a IB or Amb a II. A high level of variability in the patterns of IgE binding is seen (Table 3 and data not shown), suggesting that different patients respond to the different Amb a I proteins to different extents.

TABLE 3 SUMMARIZED WESTERN BLOT DATA* Antigen Patient Pollen IA (t) IA IB IC IIA 151 + − + − + + 222 +− +− +− +− +− + 291 +++ + − +++ +− 295 +++ + +++ + +++ − 296 ++ ++ ++ − − no signal over background +− barely discernable over background + clearly positive ++ strongly positive +++ highly positive *selected from the total of ten patients screened to date.

An analysis of SDS-PAGE Western blot of IgE binding to several recombinant forms of Amb a I and Amb a II has demonstrated that there is considerable variation in the pattern observed with different patients. Of the ten ragweed allergic patients examined, all possess serum IgE that binds to at least one recombinant Amb a I or Amb a II, with some patient's IgE binding several different recombinant species (summarized in Table 3). Comparison of human IgE binding to recombinant Amb a I and Amb a II proteins with anti-peptide and monoclonal anti-Amb a I antibodies have provided data consistent with the conclusion that the N-terminal portion (historically referred to as the β-region) of Amb a IA includes the major IgE epitape(s). This data (Table 3) is based on the observation that Amb a IA(t) (truncated Amb a IA; amino acid 70-398) binds ragweed allergic patient IgE less well than the full-length Amb a IA (amino acid 10-398). It is expected that the other Amb a I and Amb a II forms possess the same IgE binding properties (see FIG. 20, for example).

T cells from patients allergic to ragweed, previously stimulated with a mixed ragweed pollen extract, can recognize and proliferate in response to pollen extract, ragweed skin test reagent (RWST), affinity purified Amb a I protein and crude bacterial lysates containing recombinant Amb a I gene products IA, IB and It (Table 4). T cells from these patients do not proliferate in the presence of an equivalent amount of control bacterial lysate, JM109. These results demonstrate that each gene product can stimulate some T cell reactivity. The use of crude bacterial lysates as antigens precludes a firm conclusion from the negative responses, since the relative levels of recombinant proteins in lysate have not been determined.

TABLE 4 STIMULATORY RESPONSE^(a) OF THE HUMAN T CELL TO RECOMBINANT RAGWEED PROTEINS Amb a IB Amb a IC Amb a IA (t) Amb a IA JM109 PATIENT # POLLEN RWST^(b) Amb a I^(c) LYSATE LYSATE LYSATE LYSATE LYSATE 151 2° +++ + (+) + + + (+) — 222 2° +++ +++ +++ − ++ ++ ++ — 274 2° ++ ++ ++ + ++ — 295 2° +++ + + + — 296 2° +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ — 316 2° +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ — 319 2° +++ +++ ++ (+) +++ +++ — 320 2° ++ ++ +++ + − ++ — 321 2° +++ +++ + ++ + ++ — ^(a)proliferation responses as compared to medium control: (+) 2 fold + 2-4 fold ++ 4-10 fold +++ <10 fold ^(b)ragweed skin test reagent from Hollister-Stier ^(c)affinity purified Amb a I

Uses of the Subject Allergenic Proteins/Peptides and DNA Encoding Same

The materials resulting from the work described herein, as well as compositions containing these materials, can be used in methods of diagnosing, treating and preventing ragweed allergy. In addition, the cDNA (or the mRNA from which it was transcribed) can be used to identify similar sequences in any variety or type of ragweed and, thus, to identify or “pull out” sequences which have sufficient homology to hybridize to, for example, DNA from short ragweed pollen. This can be carried out, for example, under conditions of low stringency; those sequences which have sufficient homology (generally greater than 40%) can be selected for further assessment using the method described herein. Alternatively, high stringency conditions can be used.

In this manner, DNA of the present invention can be used to identify, in other types of ragweed (such as giant ragweed or Western ragweed) sequences encoding peptides having amino acid sequences similar to that of Amb a I and, thus, to identify allergens in such other types of ragweed. Thus, the present invention includes not only Amb a I and other ragweed allergens (e.g., Amb a II or Antigen K) encoded by the present DNA sequences, but also other ragweed allergens encoded by DNA which hybridizes to DNA of the present invention.

Proteins or peptides encoded by the cDNA of the present invention can be used, for example, as “purified” allergens. Such purified allergens are useful in the standardization of allergen extracts which are key reagents for the diagnosis and treatment of ragweed allergy. Furthermore, by using peptides based on the sequences listed in FIGS. 2 through 16, anti-peptide antisera or monoclonal antibodies can be made using standard methods. Such reagents can be specifically directed against individual isoforms of Amb a I or Amb a II (i.e., directed against divergent regions/epitopes of the molecule) or can be specific for all forms of Amb a I or Amb a II (i.e., directed against common sequences/epitopes). These sera or monoclonal antibodies, directed against Amb a I or Amb a II, can be used to standardize allergen extracts. One such monospecific anti-peptide antisera has already been successfully produced. This rabbit antisera, directed against an Amb a II sequence (amino acid 326-338; designated RAE 50.K with the sequence: CLRTGAQEPEWMT (SEQ ID NO:33)) binds specifically on Western blots to recombinant Amb a II but not Amb a IA, B or C (data not shown).

Through use of the peptides of the present invention, allergen preparations of consistent, well-defined composition and biological activity can be made and administered for therapeutic purposes (e.g., to modify the allergic response of a ragweed-sensitive individual to a ragweed pollen). Such peptides or proteins (or modified versions thereof, such as are described below) may, for example, modify B-cell response, to a ragweed allergen, T-cell response to a ragweed allergen or both responses. Purified allergens can also be used to study the mechanism of immunotherapy of ragweed allergy and to design modified derivatives or analogues which are more useful in immunotherapy than are the unmodified (“naturally-occurring”) peptides.

Work by others has shown that high doses of allergens generally produce the best results (i.e., best symptom relief). However, many people are unable to tolerate large doses of allergens because of allergic reactions to the allergens. Modification of naturally-occurring allergens can be designed in such a manner that modified peptides or modified allergens which have the same or enhanced therapeutic properties as the corresponding naturally-occurring allergen but have reduced side effects (especially anaphylactic reactions) can be produced. These can be, for example, a peptide of the present invention (e.g., one having all or a portion of the amino acid sequence of a peptide derived from the DNA insert of Clone Amb a IA, Clone Amb a IB, Clone Amb a IC, Amb a II, IPC Clone 1, IPC Clone 5 or IPC Clone 6, or their full-length cDNAs) or a modified peptide or peptide analogue (e.g., a peptide in which the amino acid sequence has been altered to modify immunogenicity and/or reduce allergenicity or to which a component has been added for the same purpose). For example, Amb a I peptides can be modified using the polyethylene glycol method of A. Sehon and co-workers.

Administration of the peptides of the present invention to an individual to be desensitized can be carried out using known techniques. A peptide or combination of different peptides can be administered to an individual in a composition which includes, for example, an appropriate buffer, a carrier and/or an adjuvant. Such compositions will generally be administered by injection, oral administration, inhalation, transdermal application or rectal administration. Using the structural information now available, it is possible to design a ragweed pollen peptide which, when administered to a ragweed-sensitive individual in sufficient quantities, will modify the individual's allergic response to a ragweed allergen. This can be done, for example, by examining the structures of the ragweed proteins, producing peptides to be examined for their ability to influence B-cell and/or T-cell responses in ragweed-sensitive individuals and selecting appropriate epitopes recognized by the cells. Synthetic amino acid sequences which mimic those of the epitopes and which are capable of down regulating allergic response to ragweed allergen can also be used. Proteins, peptides or antibodies of the present invention can also be used for detecting and diagnosing ragweed allergy. For example, by combining blood or blood products obtained from an individual to be assessed for sensitivity to ragweed allergen with an isolated allergenic peptide of ragweed pollen, under conditions appropriate for binding of components (e.g., antibodies, T cells, B cells) in the blood with the peptide and determining the extent to which such binding occurs.

It is now also possible to design an agent or a drug capable of blocking or inhibiting the ability of ragweed allergens to induce an allergic reaction in ragweed-sensitive individuals. Such agents could be designed, for example, in such a manner that they would bind to relevant anti-ragweed IgEs, thus preventing IgE-allergen binding and subsequent mast cell degranulation. Alternatively, such agents could bind to cellular components of the immune system, resulting in suppression or desensitization of the allergic response to ragweed allergens. A non-restrictive example of this is the use of appropriate B- and T-cell epitope peptidesr, or modifications thereof, based on the cDNA/protein structures of the present invention to suppress the allergic response to ragweed allergens. This can be carried out by defining the structures of B- and T-cell epitope peptides which affect B- and T-cell function in in vitro studies with blood cells from ragweed-sensitive individuals.

The cDNA encoding an allergenic protein or peptide from ragweed can be used to produce additional peptides, using known techniques such as gene cloning. A method of producing a protein or a peptide of the present invention can include, for example, culturing a host cell containing an expression vector which, in turn, contains DNA encoding all or a portion of a selected allergenic protein or peptide (e.g., Amb a I protein or peptide). Cells are cultured under conditions appropriate for expression of the DNA insert (production of the encoded protein or peptide). The expressed product is then recovered, using known techniques. Alternatively, the Amb a I allergen or portion thereof can be synthesized using known mechanical or chemical techniques. As used herein, the term protein or peptide refers to proteins or peptides made by any of these techniques. The resulting peptide can, in turn, be used as described previously.

DNA to be used in any embodiment of this invention can be cDNA obtained as described herein or, alternatively, can be any oligodeoxynucleotide sequence having all or a portion of a sequence represented herein (See FIGS. 2-16), or their functional equivalents. Such oligodeoxynucleotide sequences can be produced chemically or mechanically, using known techniques. A functional equivalent of an oligonucleotide sequence is one which is capable of hybridizing to a complementary oligonucleotide sequence to which the sequence (or corresponding sequence portions) of FIGS. 2-16 hybridizes and/or which encodes a product (e.g., a polypeptide or peptide) having the same functional characteristics of the product encoded by the sequence (or corresponding sequence portion) of FIGS. 2-16. Whether a functional equivalent must meet one or both criteria will depend on its use (e.g., if it is to be used only as an oligoprobe, it need meet only the first criterion and if it is to be used to produce an Amb a I allergen, it need only meet the second criterion).

Antibodies against Amb a I peptides can be used to isolate additional components of ragweed allergens which can be used for further definition of the characteristics of the Amb a I family. Furthermore, anti-peptide sera or monoclonal antibodies directed against Amb a I and/or Amb a II can be used to standardize and define the content of ragweed skin test reagents (RWST). This use would include RWST other than those derived from Ambrosia artemisilfolia I. (e.g., Western, Desert, Giant ragweeds, etc.).

The structural information now available (e.g., DNA, protein/peptide sequences) can alto be used to identify or define T cell epitope peptides and/or B cell epitope peptides which are of importance in ragweed allergic reactions and to elucidate the mediators or mechanisms (e.g., interleukin-2, interleukin-4, gamma interferon) by which these reactions occur. This knowledge should make it possible to design peptide-based ragweed therapeutic agents or drugs which can be used to modulate these responses.

The present invention will now be further illustrated by the following Examples, which are not intended to be limiting in any way.

EXAMPLE 1 Screening of a λgt11cDNA Library Using an Oligonucleotide Probe

PolyA⁺ enriched RNA extracted from pooled short ragweed flower heads was used to construct a cDNA library in the vector λgt10. The cDNA library was constructed using the Gubler and Hoffman method and the kit supplied by Amersham. Gubler, U. and B. J. Hoffman, Gene, 25:263 (1983). A library of 1.4×10⁵ plaques constituting approximately 7×10⁴ recombinants was constructed. This library was plated out and screened according to the method of Benton and Davis. Benton, W. D. and R. W. Davis, Science, 196:180 (1977).

Screening of the cDNA Library:

An amino acid sequence (VWVKPWENFKK (SEQ ID NO:34)), thought to be derived from antigen E was used to deduce an oligonucleotide probe with which to screen the cDNA library.

Amino Acid W E N F K K (SEQ ID Sequence NO: 35) Deduced TGG GAA AAT TTC AAA AAA (SEQ ID Nucleotide NO: 36) Sequence G C T G G (SEQ ID NO: 37)

AGE #1 OLIGOPROBE

The AGE #1 oligoprobe was end-labeled with P and used to probe 70,000 recombinants using the hybridization conditions listed below:

6 × SSC 1 × Denhardt's at 30 degrees C. for 50 μg/ml E. coli tRNA 22 hours

Ten duplicated signals were detected and these clones were subjected to a secondary screening with the same AGE #1 oligoprobe. It was subsequently discovered that the correct amino acid sequence is WENFKE (SEQ ID NO:38).

A summary of the cloning procedure is listed below:

Primary Screen: 70,000 plaques

³²P—AGE #1 oligoprobe

Numerous spots with 10 signals were clearly seen on duplicated filters.

Secondary Screen:

Plaques from the 10 duplicate signals were picked and plated out at low density and rescreened using methods outlined in Clontech's catalog.

Tertiary Screening:

Three secondary positives numbered #1, #5, and #6 were clearly detected in duplicate. Each clone was grown up and verified as positive by Southern Blot analysis.

Sequencing of Positive Clones:

cDNA inserts from each of the clones were isolated then cloned into M13mp18. Each clone was sequenced using the Sanger dideoxy method and the deduced amino acid sequence was determined. Sanger, F. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 74:5463 (1977).

Identification of WENFKK and Surrounding Sequence:

The DNA sequences of the cDNA clones are presented in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. The cDNA clones are not full-length and are less than 500 nucleotides in length. The AGE#1 oligoprobe nucleotide sequence is underlined in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. Open reading frames in the sequenced cDNAs were examined and are presented in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10. The translated amino acid sequence (WENFK) used to deduce AGE#1 oligoprobe sequence is underlined as well as the N-terminal surrounding sequence (VWVKPWENFK (SEQ ID NO:2); see FIGS. 8, 9 and 10). IPC clones 1 and 5 disagree with the amino acid sequence at only one out of ten residues (i.e., L instead of P). The presence of the correct surrounding sequence (VWVKP (SEQ ID NO:39)) verifies that the cDNAs encode protein in pollen. Furthermore, a synthetic peptide based on the cDNA sequence designated RAE 4, which has the sequence EFPILGGITEVKDNDNSVDFC (SEQ ID NO:40), stimulates ragweed allergic patient T cells, in in-vitro proliferation assays (see Table 5 and sequences in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10).

EXAMPLE 2 Cross-hybridization Methods Used to Obtain full-Length cDNAs

Antigen E is reported to be a protein of approximately 38,000 molecular weight and consequently a full-length cDNA encoding this protein must be at least 1.1 Kb in length (King, T. P et al., Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 212:127 (1981)). Consequently, IPC clones 1, 5 and 6 as well as UNC clones 1, 6 and 15 (designated Amb a IA, IB and IC, respectively) are not full-length.

In order to isolate full-length clones, nick-translated ³²p-labelled Amb a I cDNA probes were used to screen the ragweed flowerhead λgt10 (see Example 1) and the ragweed pollen λgt11 library using standard methods (Maniatis et al., Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, (1982)). Full-length or near full-length cDNAs encoding Amb a IB (FIGS. 12 and 16) and Amb a IC (FIGS. 13 and 16) were isolated using this method (FIG. 1B). One cross-hybridizing cDNA clone (called K6-5), which has an open reading frame of approximately 145 amino acids (amino acids 253-398; FIG. 15), was found to be significantly divergent from the previously isolated Amb a IA, Amb a IB, Amb a IC and Amb a ID and showed complete agreement (Table 2) with a peptide sequence derived from conventionally purified antigen K (a gift from T. P. King, New York). Consequently, this partial cDNA was designated as Amb a II (see FIG. 15 and below).

EXAMPLE 3 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods Used to Obtain Full-length cDNAs

PCR methods can be successfully used to isolate both rare message cDNA as well as genomic clones of known sequence (Mullis et al., Cold Spring Harbor Symposium Quant. Biol., 51:263-273 (1986)). 5′ and 3′ oligonucleotide primers were synthesized and used in a PCR experiment with ragweed pollen cDNA serving as template. The 5′ primers were deduced from N-terminal conserved regions of Amb a IB (FIG. 12) and Amb a IC (FIG. 13). The 3′ primers were deduced from Amb a IA specific (UNC clone 1, designated Amb a IA, FIG. 2) and Amb a II specific (clone K6-5, partial 3′ sequence of FIG. 15) non-coding strand sequences at the 3′ end of the cDNA. A third 3′ primer used to PCR clone Amb a ID was derived from a conserved region of the C-terminal end of Amb a IA, B and C (amino-acids 395-398 corresponding to GAPC.stop). The oligonucleotide primers used to amplify and clone Amb a IA, Amb a ID and Amb a II cDNAs are listed below:

N-terminal primers used to produce full-length Amb a IA and Amb a II (amino acids 10-15)

ECORI L Y F T L A (SEQ ID NO: 41) IG38 GGGAATTC TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GC (SEQ ID NO: 42) 5′ 3′

 N-terminal primer used to produce truncated Amb a IA and Amb a II (amino acids 70-75)

ECORI D G A Q G F (SEQ ID NO: 43) IG33 GGGAATTG GAG TGT GCC CAA GGT TTT G (SEQ ID NO: 44)

C-terminal primer used to produce full-length and truncated Amb a IA (12-29 nucleotides of the noncoding strand 3′ of the TAA stop codon; see FIG. 2).

Pst I

IG32

5′ GGGCTGCAG TCATTATAAGTGCTTAGT3′ (SEQ ID NO:45)

C-terminal primer used to produce full-length Amb a ID (corresponding to the C-terminal conserved GAPC encoding region). The primer is of the non-coding strand and includes the stop codon and an artificially introduced Pst I cloning site (see FIG. 15).

Pst I

IG49

5′ GGGCTGCAG TGC TTA GCA AGG TGC TCC3′ (SEQ ID NO:46)

C-terminal primer used to produce full-length and truncated Amb a II (44-76 nucleotides of the noncoding strand 3′ of the TAA stop codon; see FIG. 15).

Pst I

ASK2

5′ GGCCTGCAG CGT GTC CAA ATC TAA TCA AAT GAA CAC TTA TGG3′ (SEQ ID NO:47)

First strand cDNA was synthesized from 1 μg RNA with the cDNA synthesis system plus kit (Amersham) using poly dT as primer. This single stranded cDNA was amplified using sets of primers (IG38 plus IG32: IG33 plus IG32; IG38 plus IG49; IG38 plus AgK2; IG33 plus AgK2) according to methods recommended in the GeneAmp kit (US Biochemicals, Cleveland, Ohio). The samples were amplified with a programmable thermal controller; the first five rounds of amplification consisted of denaturation at 94° for 30 sec., annealing of primers to the template at 45° for 1 min. 30 sec., and chain elongation at 70° for 4 min. The final 20 rounds of amplification consisted of denaturation as above, annealing at 55° for 1 min. 30 sec. and elongation as above. The PCR generated bands corresponding to the predicted size on an analytical gel and DNA sequencing confirmed that the cDNAs corresponded to full-length and truncated Amb a IA and Amb a II (FIGS. 11 and 15, respectively) and full-length Amb a ID (FIG. 14).

The near full-length cDNAs presented in FIGS. 11 through 15, have their nucleotide sequences numbered such that the first nucleotide is designated number 1. Although some cDNAs start at what is probably the N-terminal methionine (Amb a IB, FIG. 12; Amb a IC, FIG. 13), some do not (Amb a IA, FIG. 11; Amb a ID, FIG. 14; Amb a II, FIG. 15). Consequently, since the cDNAs are of different lengths, their nucleotide numbers do not necessarily correspond from one sequence to another. The universal genetic code is used to deduce the amino acid sequences from the cDNA sequences and the complete amino acid sequence comparisons between the clones are presented in FIG. 16. In FIG. 16, the amino acids are numbered sequentially from the probably N-terminal methionine (designated number 1) of the Amb a IB sequence.

EXAMPLE 4 T Cell Responses to Ragweed Proteins and Peptides

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were purified from 60 ml of heparinized blood from ragweed-allergic patients. PBMC were subsequently treated as described below, although in individual cases, the length of time of cultivation with IL-2 and IL-4 and the specific ragweed proteins and peptides used for stimulation varied. As an example, ten ml of patient 222 PBMC at 10⁶/ml were cultured at 37° C. for 7 days in the presence of 20 micrograms aqueous ragweed pollen extract/ml RPMI-1640 supplemented with 5% pooled human AB serum. Viable cells were purified by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation and cultured for three weeks at 5 units recombinant human IL-2/ml and 5 units recombinant human IL-4/ml. The resting T cells were then restimulated (secondary) with 20 micrograms aqueous ragweed pollen extract/ml at a density of 2×10⁵ T cells/ml in the presence of X-irradiated (3500 RADS) autologous PBMC (5×10⁵/ml) for three days, purified by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation and grown in 5 units IL-2/ml and 5 units IL-4/ml for two weeks. For assay, 2×10⁴ resting secondary T cells were restimulated (tertiary) in the presence of 5×10⁴ X-irradiated (3500 RADS) autologous PBMC or 2×10⁴ autologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cells (20,000 RADS) with various concentrations of allergen or their fragments in a volume of 200 microliters in 96-well round bottom assay plates for 3 days. Each well then received 1 microCurie tritiated (methyl) thymidine for 16 hours. The counts incorporated were collected onto glass fiber filters and processed for liquid scintillation counting. FIG. 21 shows the results of a representative assay, demonstrating the reactivity and specificity of the T cell culture to ragweed pollen proteins. Antigens used: IPC aqueous pollen extract (pollen), Hollister-Stier ragweed skin test extract (RWST), ALK cat epithelium skin test extract (CST), affinity 4B5/B7 antibody purified (dialyzed) Amb a I (B7), and chromatographically purified Amb a I (Amb a I). Medium only control is shown as a line with no symbol. Alternatively, PBMC were sometimes carried only into a secondary assay (as outlined above for a tertiary assay) with 20 micrograms aqueous pollen extract for 7 days, followed by culture in 5 units IL-2/ml and 5 units IL-4/ml for 2-3 weeks. One ragweed allergic patient's T cells in secondary assay responded to pollen extract, RWST, B7 or Amb a I, but did not respond to CST or medium only (FIG. 21). Secondary and tertiary assays of a panel of ragweed allergic patients were performed using synthetic peptides derived from the sequences of various ragweed pollen proteins. The results of several experiments are shown in Table 5. Three peptides (RAE16.6, RAE45.15, RAE24.E) which are derived from the sequence of three different Amb a I cDNA's could not stimulate any of the patients' T cells. Another four peptides (RAE15.6, RAE3.D, RAE28.1, RAE26.15) which are also dervied from the sequence of the same three cDNA's could stimulate 35 to 58% of the patients' T cells. One peptide (RAE4) which is derived from the cDNA of IPC Clone 5 could also stimulate 25% of the patients' T cells. These results are consistent with the above cDNA's encoding ragweed pollen proteins. They further demonstrate the opportunity offered by knowledge of the protein structures of the Amb I/II family/ies to identify peptidic fragments which stimulate a response in T cells from ragweed allergic patients and others which do not. By this method it is possible to identify novel therapeutic and diagnostics entities for use in the treatment and the diagnosis of ragweed allergy.

TABLE 5 Human Ragweed-Allergic T Cell Responses to Ragweed Peptides NO. PEPTIDE^(b) SEQUENCE PATIENTS NUMBER POSITIVE NAME BASED ON TESTED POSITIVE % RAE 16.6 Amb a IB 7 0 0 RAE 45.15 Amb a IC 2 0 0 RAE 24.E Amb a IA 9 0 0 RAE 4 Clone #5 28 7 25 RAE 15.6 Amb a IB 20 7 35 RAE 3.D Amb a IA 35 13 37 RAE 28.1 Amb a IA 33 17 52 RAE 26.15 Amb a IC 24 14 58 ^(a)Responses were scored as positive when the T cell proliferative response of ragweed pollen-specific T cells was greater than 2-fold above the culture medium control. ^(b)Sequence of named peptide is as follows: RAE 16.6  RTDKDLLENGAIC (SEQ ID NO: 48) RAE 45.15 LNQELVVNSDKTIDGRGVK (SEQ ID NO: 49) RAE 24.E ETRRSLKTSGAYNIIDGCWRGKAD (SEQ ID NO: 50) RAE 4  EFPILGGITEVKDNDNSVDFC (SEQ ID NO: 51) RAE 15.6 YTVTSDKDDDVANC (SEQ ID NO: 52) RAE 3.D  GKADWAENRC (SEQ ID NO: 53) RAE 28.1  LENGAIFVASGVDPVLTPEQ (SEQ ID NO: 54) RAE 26.15 GFFQVVNNNYDRWGTYA (SEQ ID NO: 55)

EXAMPLE 5 Antibody-Binding-to Recombinant Affinity Purified Amb a I, and Pollen Extract Derived Amb a I and Amb a II

Affinity purified Amb a I was electrophoresed, Western transferred (Towbin et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 76:4350 (1979)) and probed with a variety of antibodies, including IgE from an allergic patient (FIG. 17). In pollen extract Amb a I is not only present as an intact 38-KD species, but also characterized by its component 26-KD alpha chains and 12-KD beta chains which are formed by enzymatic cleavage. The intact 38-KD species and the alpha chain are clearly detected using rabbit anti-Amb a I, polyclonal affinity purified anti-RAE 16 and monoclonal anti-Amb a I JBIE3-4 (FIG. 17; RAE 16 peptide has the sequence RTDKDLLENGAIC derived from amino-acids 342-353 of Amb a IB, FIG. 16). Affinity purified Amb a I (partial sequence presented in Table 1) as well as chromatographically purified Amb a II (partial sequence presented in Table 2) are bound on Western blots by these antibodies as well as by patient IgE (FIG. 17). The goat anti-Amb a I polyclonal antibody also binds multiple Amb a I and Amb a II species on a two dimensional Western blot of pollen extract (FIG. 18). The Western blot was performed as outlined below.

Isoelectric focusing was done on a Hoeffer gel apparatus with 15 μg of crude soluble pollen protein. The gel consisted of 7.5% acrylamide with 3.5% Pharmalytes pH 4.5-5.3 (Pharmacia) and 3.5% Ampholines pH 3.5-10 (LKB), run at 13W for 3.5 hours until a constant voltage was reached. The gel section was placed on a slab of 10% acrylamide SDS-PAGE and electrophoresed for 3.5 hours at 40 mA according to the protocol cited. The proteins were transferred overnight in phosphate buffer to 0.1 micron nitrocellulose (Schleicher and Schuell) at 0.2 A. The blot was rinsed in blot solution (25 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 0.171 M NaCl, 0.05% Tween-20; Sigma). The first antibody incubation was overnight OS at room temperature with a 1:000 dilution of goat anti-Amb a I IgG (obtained from Dr. David Marsh) in blot solution. The excess first antibody was removed with three 15 minute rinses with blot solution. The second antibody was a 1:2,500 dilution of biotinylated swine anti-goat IgG (Boehringer-Manneheim) in blot solution for two hours. The blot was then rinsed with blot solution three times for 15 minutes and incubated for 1 hr in blot solution with 2 μCi I¹²⁵ streptavidin (Amersham). The blots were rinsed with blot solution until the waste wash was down to background. The blot was then exposed to film at −80° C. overnight. In the case of one-dimensional SDS-PAGE Western blots (FIGS. 17, 19 and 20) the isoelectric focusing step was omitted. When human sera was used to probe the Western blots (FIGS. 17 and 20), 10% human plasma in 1% milk in blot solution was incubated overnight with the blot prior to using as second antibody biotinylated goat anti-human IgE.

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Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described specifically herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed in the scope of the following claims.

Equivalents

Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described specifically herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed in the scope of the following claims.

93 5 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 1 Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys 1 5 10 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 2 Val Trp Val Lys Pro Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys 1 5 10 5 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 3 Val Trp Val Lys Pro 1 5 48 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 4 Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe 20 25 30 Gly Lys Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Thr Val Thr 35 40 45 33 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 5 Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe 20 25 30 Gly 33 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 6 Asp Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Ser Arg Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe 20 25 30 Gly 48 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 7 Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe 20 25 30 Gly Lys Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Thr Val Thr 35 40 45 16 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 8 His Asp Val Lys Val Asn Pro Gly Gly Leu Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly 1 5 10 15 14 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 9 Phe Asp Leu Lys Val Asn Ile Gly Gln Leu Ile Lys Ser Asn 1 5 10 14 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 10 Phe Ala Phe Lys Asn Tyr Ile Pro Leu Leu Ile Asn Ser Asn 1 5 10 13 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 11 His Asp Val Lys Val Pro Gly Gly Leu Ile Lys Asn Gly 1 5 10 45 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 12 Pro Arg Cys Arg His Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Lys Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile Leu 20 25 30 Ser Gln Gly Met Arg Phe Cys Ala Pro Asp Glu Arg Ser 35 40 45 42 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 13 Pro Arg Cys Arg His Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ala Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser 20 25 30 Gln Gly Asn Phe Cys Ala Pro Asp Gly Tyr 35 40 43 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 14 Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Ile Val Asn Asn Phe Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Trp Asp His Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ala Asn Pro Thr Ile Leu 20 25 30 Ser Gln Gly Asn Phe Val Ala Pro Asp Gly Tyr 35 40 11 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 15 Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala Gly Met 1 5 10 19 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 16 Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Trp Ala 30 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 17 Pro Arg Arg His Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp Glu 1 5 10 15 Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile 20 25 30 10 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 18 Ala Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Glu Lys Asp Leu 1 5 10 10 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 19 Val Ile Asn Leu Asp Gln Glu Ile Phe Val 1 5 10 37 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 20 Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys 20 25 30 Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro 35 18 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 21 Pro Val Leu Asn Pro Glu Asn Ala Gly Met Ile Gln Ala Glu Pro Gly 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala 18 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 22 Pro Val Ile Asn Pro Glu Asn Ala Gly Met Ile Gln Ala Glu Pro Gly 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala 36 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 23 Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Cys Gln 20 25 30 Pro Gly Ala Pro 35 26 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 24 Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Val Gln Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Ala Ala Ile Lys Leu Thr Ser Ser 20 25 45 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 25 Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Ile Val Asn Asn Phe Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Trp Asp Lys Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Asn Pro Thr Ile Leu 20 25 30 Ser Gln Gly Asn Lys Phe Val Ala Pro Asp Phe Ile Tyr 35 40 45 43 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 26 Pro Arg Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Ile Val Asn Asn Phe Tyr Asp Arg 1 5 10 15 Trp Asp His Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Asn Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser 20 25 30 Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Val Ala Pro Asp Ile Tyr 35 40 11 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 27 Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Asn Ala Gly Met 1 5 10 15 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 28 Pro Arg Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Ile Val Asn Asn Phe Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 37 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 29 Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Glu Gln Asn Ala Gly Met Met Gln Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Asp Met Val Pro Gln Leu Thr Met Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Cys 20 25 30 Ser Pro Gly Ala Pro 35 35 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 30 Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Glu Gln Asn Ala Gly Met Met Gln Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Asp Met Val Pro Gln Leu Thr Met Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Pro 20 25 30 Gly Ala Pro 35 36 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 31 Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Glu Gln Asn Ala Gly Met Met Gln Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Asp Met Val Pro Gln Leu Thr Met Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Ser 20 25 30 Pro Gly Ala Pro 35 36 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 32 Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30 Pro Gly Ala Pro 35 13 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 33 Cys Leu Arg Thr Gly Ala Gln Glu Pro Glu Trp Met Thr 1 5 10 11 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 34 Val Trp Val Lys Pro Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys Lys 1 5 10 6 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 35 Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys Lys 1 5 18 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 36 TGGGAAAATT TCAAAAAA 18 18 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 37 TGGGAGAACT TTAAGAAG 18 6 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 38 Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys Glu 1 5 5 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 39 Val Trp Val Lys Pro 1 5 21 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 40 Glu Phe Pro Ile Leu Gly Gly Ile Thr Glu Val Lys Asp Asn Asp Asn 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Asp Phe Cys 20 6 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 41 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala 1 5 25 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 42 GGGAATTCTT GTATTTTACC TTAGC 25 6 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 43 Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe 1 5 27 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 44 GGGAATTCGA CTGTGCCCAA GGTTTTG 27 27 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 45 GGGCTGCAGT CATTATAAGT GCTTAGT 27 27 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 46 GGGCTGCAGT GCTTAGCAAG GTGCTCC 27 42 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 47 GGGCTGCAGC GTGTCCAAAT CTAATCAAAT GAACACTTAT GG 42 13 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 48 Arg Thr Asp Lys Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Cys 1 5 10 19 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 49 Leu Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Lys 24 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 50 Glu Thr Arg Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala Asp 20 21 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 51 Glu Phe Pro Ile Leu Gly Gly Ile Thr Glu Val Lys Asp Asn Asp Asn 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Asp Phe Cys 20 14 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 52 Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Lys Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Cys 1 5 10 10 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 53 Gly Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Cys 1 5 10 20 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 54 Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu 1 5 10 15 Thr Pro Glu Gln 20 17 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 55 Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly Thr Tyr 1 5 10 15 Ala 323 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..321 56 GAA TTC GGC TGG AGA ACG AAT AAA GAC GTG CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT ATT 48 Glu Phe Gly Trp Arg Thr Asn Lys Asp Val Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile 1 5 10 15 TTT GTT GCA TCC GGG GTC GAT CCA GTG CTA ACC CCT GAG CAA AGC GCA 96 Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala 20 25 30 GGG ATG ATT CCA GCC GAA CCA GGA GAG TCC GCT CTA AGC CTC ACT AGT 144 Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser 35 40 45 AGT GCT GGT GTA CTC TCA TGC CAA CCC GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA CCC 192 Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys * Ala Pro 50 55 60 GAC CAA TTA CTA AGC ACT TAT AAT GAT CAT TAA TAC TTT TTT TTA TTT 240 Asp Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Tyr Asn Asp His * Tyr Phe Phe Leu Phe 65 70 75 80 TAT TTT TGA TAT TTT ATA TGT ACT AAG GTA ATG GAA ATG AAC CTT TAC 288 Tyr Phe * Tyr Phe Ile Cys Thr Lys Val Met Glu Met Asn Leu Tyr 85 90 95 CTT CTA GTA CTC TAA AAA AAA AAA AAA CCG AAT TC 323 Leu Leu Val Leu * Lys Lys Lys Lys Pro Asn 100 105 61 amino acids amino acid linear protein 57 Glu Phe Gly Trp Arg Thr Asn Lys Asp Val Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile 1 5 10 15 Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala 20 25 30 Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser 35 40 45 Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys 50 55 60 1328 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..1328 58 TAC ATC TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GCC CTT GTC ACT TTG CTG CAA CCT GTT 48 Tyr Ile Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val 1 5 10 15 CGT TCT GCA GAA GAT GTT GAA GAA TTC TTA CCT TCA GCT AAC GAA ACA 96 Arg Ser Ala Glu Asp Val Glu Glu Phe Leu Pro Ser Ala Asn Glu Thr 20 25 30 AGG AGG AGC CTG AAA GCA TGT GAA GCA CAC AAC ATT ATA GAC AAG TGC 144 Arg Arg Ser Leu Lys Ala Cys Glu Ala His Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys 35 40 45 TGG AGG TGC AAA GCC GAT TGG GCG AAT AAC CGA CAA GCG TTA GCC GAT 192 Trp Arg Cys Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Asn Asn Arg Gln Ala Leu Ala Asp 50 55 60 TGT GCC CAA GGT TTT GCA AAG GGA ACC TAC GGT GGA AAA CAT GGT GAT 240 Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr Tyr Gly Gly Lys His Gly Asp 65 70 75 80 GTC TAC ACG GTC ACC AGT GAT AAA GAT GAT GAT GTT GCA AAT CCA AAA 288 Val Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Lys Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys 85 90 95 GAA GGC ACA CTC CGG TTT GCT GCT GCC CAA AAC AGG CCC TTG TGG ATC 336 Glu Gly Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile 100 105 110 ATT TTT AAA AGA AAT ATG GTG ATT CAT TTG AAT CAA GAG CTT GTC GTA 384 Ile Phe Lys Arg Asn Met Val Ile His Leu Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val 115 120 125 AAC AGC GAC AAG ACC ATC GAT GGC CGA GGG GTG AAA GTT AAC ATC GTT 432 Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Val Lys Val Asn Ile Val 130 135 140 AAC GCC GGT CTC ACC CTC ATG AAT GTC AAG AAT ATA ATC ATT CAT AAC 480 Asn Ala Gly Leu Thr Leu Met Asn Val Lys Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn 145 150 155 160 ATA AAT ATC CAT GAT ATT AAA GTT TGT CCA GGA GGC ATG ATT AAG TCC 528 Ile Asn Ile His Asp Ile Lys Val Cys Pro Gly Gly Met Ile Lys Ser 165 170 175 AAC GAT GGT CCA CCA ATT TTA AGA CAA CAA AGT GAT GGT GAT GCT ATA 576 Asn Asp Gly Pro Pro Ile Leu Arg Gln Gln Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile 180 185 190 AAT GTT GCT GGT AGT TCA CAA ATA TGG ATC GAC CAT TGC TCG CTC AGT 624 Asn Val Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser 195 200 205 AAG GCT TCC GAT GGG CTG CTC GAT ATC ACC CTC GGC AGC TCA CAC GTG 672 Lys Ala Ser Asp Gly Leu Leu Asp Ile Thr Leu Gly Ser Ser His Val 210 215 220 ACC GTT TCC AAC TGC AAA TTC ACC CAA CAC CAA TTT GTA TTA TTG CTC 720 Thr Val Ser Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr Gln His Gln Phe Val Leu Leu Leu 225 230 235 240 GGG GCT GAT GAC ACC CAT TAT CAA GAT AAA GGC ATG CTA GCA ACG GTA 768 Gly Ala Asp Asp Thr His Tyr Gln Asp Lys Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val 245 250 255 GCA TTC AAC ATG TTC ACC GAT CAC GTT GAC CAA AGA ATG CCT AGA TGT 816 Ala Phe Asn Met Phe Thr Asp His Val Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys 260 265 270 AGA TTT GGG TTT TTC CAA GTC GTT AAC AAC AAC TAC GAC AGA TGG GGA 864 Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly 275 280 285 ACG TAC GCC ATC GGT GGT AGC TCG GCC CCA ACT ATA CTC AGC CAA GGG 912 Thr Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly 290 295 300 AAC AGA TTC TTC GCC CCC GAT GAT ATC ATC AAG GAA AAT GTC TTA GCG 960 Asn Arg Phe Phe Ala Pro Asp Asp Ile Ile Lys Glu Asn Val Leu Ala 305 310 315 320 AGG ACT GGT ACT GGC AAC GCA GAG TCG ATG TCG TGG AAC TGG AGA ACA 1008 Arg Thr Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Glu Ser Met Ser Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr 325 330 335 GAT AAA GAC TTG CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT ATT TTT CTC CCA TCC GGG TCT 1056 Asp Lys Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Leu Pro Ser Gly Ser 340 345 350 GAT CCA GTG CTA ACC CCT GAG CAA AAA GCA GGG ATG ATT CCA GCT GAA 1104 Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Lys Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu 355 360 365 CCA GGA GAA GCC GTT CTA AGA CTC ACT AGT AGT GCT GGT GTA CTC TCA 1152 Pro Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser 370 375 380 TGC CAT CAA GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA CCT GGC CAA TTC CTA AGC TTT 1200 Cys His Gln Gly Ala Pro Cys * Ala Pro Gly Gln Phe Leu Ser Phe 385 390 395 400 TAT AAT AAT CAT AAA TAC TTA TTT TAT TTT ATT TTT GAT ATT TTA TAT 1248 Tyr Asn Asn His Lys Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Phe Ile Phe Asp Ile Leu Tyr 405 410 415 GAA CCA TTA CGT TCA AGT ACT CTA TTA ACA TGT TTT AAA TTC ATA AGA 1296 Glu Pro Leu Arg Ser Ser Thr Leu Leu Thr Cys Phe Lys Phe Ile Arg 420 425 430 GTT TAT TGA TAA AAA AAA AAA AAA CCG AAT TC 1328 Val Tyr * * Lys Lys Lys Lys Pro Asn 435 440 391 amino acids amino acid linear protein 59 Tyr Ile Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val 1 5 10 15 Arg Ser Ala Glu Asp Val Glu Glu Phe Leu Pro Ser Ala Asn Glu Thr 20 25 30 Arg Arg Ser Leu Lys Ala Cys Glu Ala His Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys 35 40 45 Trp Arg Cys Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Asn Asn Arg Gln Ala Leu Ala Asp 50 55 60 Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr Tyr Gly Gly Lys His Gly Asp 65 70 75 80 Val Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Lys Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys 85 90 95 Glu Gly Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile 100 105 110 Ile Phe Lys Arg Asn Met Val Ile His Leu Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val 115 120 125 Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Val Lys Val Asn Ile Val 130 135 140 Asn Ala Gly Leu Thr Leu Met Asn Val Lys Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn 145 150 155 160 Ile Asn Ile His Asp Ile Lys Val Cys Pro Gly Gly Met Ile Lys Ser 165 170 175 Asn Asp Gly Pro Pro Ile Leu Arg Gln Gln Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile 180 185 190 Asn Val Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser 195 200 205 Lys Ala Ser Asp Gly Leu Leu Asp Ile Thr Leu Gly Ser Ser His Val 210 215 220 Thr Val Ser Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr Gln His Gln Phe Val Leu Leu Leu 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Asp Asp Thr His Tyr Gln Asp Lys Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val 245 250 255 Ala Phe Asn Met Phe Thr Asp His Val Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys 260 265 270 Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly 275 280 285 Thr Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly 290 295 300 Asn Arg Phe Phe Ala Pro Asp Asp Ile Ile Lys Glu Asn Val Leu Ala 305 310 315 320 Arg Thr Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Glu Ser Met Ser Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr 325 330 335 Asp Lys Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Leu Pro Ser Gly Ser 340 345 350 Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Lys Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu 355 360 365 Pro Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser 370 375 380 Cys His Gln Gly Ala Pro Cys 385 390 324 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..300 60 GAA TTC GGC TGG AGA ACG AAT AAA GAC GTG CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT ATT 48 Glu Phe Gly Trp Arg Thr Asn Lys Asp Val Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile 1 5 10 15 TTT GTT GCA TCC GGG GTC GAT CCA GTG CTA ACC CCT GAG CAA AGC GCA 96 Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala 20 25 30 GGG ATG ATT CCA GCC GAA CCA GGA GAG TCC GCT CTA AGC CTC ACT AGT 144 Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser 35 40 45 AGT GCT GGT GTA CTC TCA TGC CAA CCC GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA CCC 192 Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys * Ala Pro 50 55 60 GAC CAA TTA CTA AGC ACT TAT AAT GAT CAT TAA TAC TTT TTT TTA TTT 240 Asp Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Tyr Asn Asp His * Tyr Phe Phe Leu Phe 65 70 75 80 TAT TTT TGA TAT TTT ATA TGT ACT AAG GTA ATG GAA ATG AAC CTT TAC 288 Tyr Phe * Tyr Phe Ile Cys Thr Lys Val Met Glu Met Asn Leu Tyr 85 90 95 CTT CTT AGT ACT CTAAAAAAAA AAAAAACCGA ATTC 324 Leu Leu Ser Thr 100 61 amino acids amino acid linear protein 61 Glu Phe Gly Trp Arg Thr Asn Lys Asp Val Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile 1 5 10 15 Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala 20 25 30 Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser 35 40 45 Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys 50 55 60 452 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 62 GAATTCCGAT TCTTGGAGGA ATTACCGAAG TTAAAGACAA TGATAACAGC GTCGATTTCG 60 ACGAGCTTGC TAAATTCGCC ATCGCTGAAC ACAACAAGAA GGAGAATGCT GCTCTGGAGT 120 TTGGAAAAGT AATAGAAAAA AAGCAGCAGG CGGTACAGGG CACCATGTAT TATATAAAAG 180 TGGAAGCAAA TGATGGTGGT GAGAAGAAAA CTTATGAAGC CAAGGTGTGG GTTAAGCTAT 240 GGGAAAATTT CAAGGAATTG CAGGAACTCA AACTTGTTTG ATGGACGGGT GTGTGCTATG 300 ACAAAATAGC TCGAGCAGGT GAAGCATGAA TGTATAAATA TTCTTTTTAA GTTTAATAAT 360 AAACATTTCT TGTAATATGG TACAGGTTTA TGTACTTTGG TATGTATAAC AGAAAACATA 420 TCATAAATTC AAACTTAGAA TTTTGGGAAT TC 452 452 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 63 GAATTCCCAA AATTCTAAGT TTGAATTTAT GATATGTTTT CTGTTATACA TACCAAAGTA 60 CATAAACCTG TACCATATTA CAAGAAATGT TTATTATTAA ACTTAAAAAG AATATTTATA 120 CATTCATGCT TCACCTGCTC GAGCTATTTT GTCATAGCAC ACACCCGTCC ATCAAACAAG 180 TTTGAGTTCC TGCAATTCCT TGAAATTTTC CCATAGCTTA ACCCACACCT TGGCTTCATA 240 AGTTTTCTTC TCACCACCAT CATTTGCTTC CACTTTTATA TAATACATGG TGCCCTGTAC 300 CGCCTGCTGC TTTTTTTCTA TTACTTTTCC AAACTCCAGA GCAGCATTCT CCTTCTTGTT 360 GTGTTCAGCG ATGGCGAATT TAGCAAGCTC GTCGAAATCG ACGCTGTTAT CATTGTCTTT 420 AACTTCGGTA ATTCCTCCAA GAATCGGAAT TC 452 488 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 64 GAATTCCCGA TTCTTGGAGG AATTACCGAA GTTAAAGACA ATGATAACAG CGTCGATTTC 60 GACGAGCTTG CTAAATTCGC CATCACTGAA CACAACAAGA AGGAGAATGC TGCTCTGGAG 120 TTTGGAAAAG TAATAGAAAA AAAGCAGCAG GCGGTACAGG GCACCATGTA TTATATAAAA 180 GCGGAAGCAA ATGATGGTGG TGAGAAGAAA ACTTATGAAG CCAAGGTGTG GGTTAAGCTA 240 TGGGAAAATT TCAAGGAATT TGCAAGGAAC TCAAACCTTG TTTGATGATG CCACCTCACC 300 TTAACTCCAT ATGGACGGTG TGCTATGACA AAATAGCTCA AGGAGGTGAA GCATAAATGT 360 ATAAATATTC TTTTTAAGTT TAATAATAAA CATTTCTTGT AATATAGTAC AAGTTTATGT 420 ACTTTGGTAT GTATAACAGA AAACATATCA TAAATTCAAA CTTAATGTTT TTTTTTCTCG 480 CGGAATTC 488 488 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 65 GAATTCCGCG AGAAAAAAAA ACATTAAGTT TGAATTTATG ATATGTTTTC TGTTATACAT 60 ACCAAAGTAC ATAAACTTGT ACTATATTAC AAGAAATGTT TATTATTAAA CTTAAAAAGA 120 ATATTTATAC ATTTATGCTT CACCTCCTTG AGCTATTTTG TCATAGCACA CCGTCCATAT 180 GGAGTTAAGG TGAGGTGGCA TCATCAAACA AGGTTTGAGT TCCTTGCAAA TTCCTTGAAA 240 TTTTCCCATA GCTTAACCCA CACCTTGGCT TCATAAGTTT TCTTCTCACC ACCATCATTT 300 GCTTCCGCTT TTATATAATA CATGGTGCCC TGTACCGCCT GCTGCTTTTT TTCTATTACT 360 TTTCCAAACT CCAGAGCAGC ATTCTCCTTC TTGTTGTGTT CAGTGATGGC GAATTTAGCA 420 AGCTCGTCGA AATCGACGCT GTTATCATTG TCTTTAACTT CGGTAATTCC TCCAAGAATC 480 GGGAATTC 488 190 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 66 TCGATTCGCT GTCGATGAAC ACAACAAGAA GCAGAATACC CTGCTGGAAT TTAAGAAGGT 60 ACTGAATACA AAGGAGCAGG TAGTAGCTGG TATAATGTAT TATATCACAC TTGAAGCAAC 120 TGATGGTGGT GAGAAAAAGA CTTATGAAGC CAAGGTTTGG GTTAAGCCAT GGGAAAACTT 180 CAAAGAATTC 190 190 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA 67 GAATTCTTTG AAGTTTTCCC ATGGCTTAAC CCAAACCTTG GCTTCATAAG TCTTTTTCTC 60 ACCACCATCA GTTGCTTCAA GTGTGATATA ATACATTATA CCAGCTACTA CCTGCTCCTT 120 TGTATTCAGT ACCTTCTTAA ATTCCAGCAG GGTATTCTGC TTCTTGTTGT GTTCATCGAC 180 AGCGAATCGA 190 92 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 68 Ile Pro Ile Leu Gly Gly Ile Thr Glu Val Lys Asp Asn Asp Asn Ser 1 5 10 15 Val Asp Phe Asp Glu Leu Ala Lys Phe Ala Ile Ala Glu His Asn Lys 20 25 30 Lys Glu Asn Ala Ala Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Ile Glu Lys Lys Gln 35 40 45 Gln Ala Val Gln Gly Thr Met Tyr Tyr Ile Lys Val Glu Ala Asn Asp 50 55 60 Gly Gly Glu Lys Lys Thr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Val Trp Val Lys Leu Trp 65 70 75 80 Glu Asn Phe Lys Glu Leu Gln Glu Leu Lys Leu Val 85 90 94 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 69 Glu Phe Pro Ile Leu Gly Gly Ile Thr Glu Val Lys Asp Asn Asp Asn 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Asp Phe Asp Glu Leu Ala Lys Phe Ala Ile Thr Glu His Asn 20 25 30 Lys Lys Glu Asn Ala Ala Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Ile Glu Lys Lys 35 40 45 Gln Gln Ala Val Gln Gly Thr Met Tyr Tyr Ile Lys Ala Glu Ala Asn 50 55 60 Asp Gly Gly Glu Lys Lys Thr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Val Trp Val Lys Leu 65 70 75 80 Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys Glu Phe Ala Arg Asn Ser Asn Leu Val 85 90 60 amino acids amino acid linear peptide internal 70 Val Asp Glu His Asn Lys Lys Gln Asn Thr Leu Leu Glu Phe Lys Lys 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Asn Thr Lys Glu Gln Val Val Ala Gly Ile Met Tyr Tyr Ile 20 25 30 Thr Leu Glu Ala Thr Asp Gly Gly Glu Lys Lys Thr Tyr Glu Ala Lys 35 40 45 Val Trp Val Lys Pro Trp Glu Asn Phe Lys Glu Phe 50 55 60 1196 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..1161 71 TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GCC CTT GTC ACT TTG CTG CAA CCT GTT CGT TCT 48 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 GCC GAA GAT CTC CAG GAA ATC TTA CCA GTT AAC GAA ACA AGG AGG CTG 96 Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Pro Val Asn Glu Thr Arg Arg Leu 20 25 30 ACA ACA AGT GGA GCA TAC AAC ATT ATA GAC GGG TGC TGG AGG GGC AAA 144 Thr Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys 35 40 45 GCC GAT TGG GCG GAA AAC CGA AAA GCG TTA GCC GAT TGT GCC CAA GGT 192 Ala Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly 50 55 60 TTT GGG AAG GGA ACA GTG GGC GGA AAA GAT GGT GAT ATA TAC ACG GTC 240 Phe Gly Lys Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Thr Val 65 70 75 80 ACC AGT GAG CTA GAT GAT GAT GTT GCA AAT CCA AAA GAA GGC ACA CTC 288 Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu 85 90 95 CGG TTT GGT GCC GCC CAA AAC AGG CCC TTG TGG ATC ATT TTT GAA AGA 336 Arg Phe Gly Ala Ala Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Glu Arg 100 105 110 GAT ATG GTG ATT CGT TTG GAT AAA GAG ATG GTG GTA AAC AGT GAC AAG 384 Asp Met Val Ile Arg Leu Asp Lys Glu Met Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys 115 120 125 ACC ATC GAT GGC CGA GGG GCG AAA GTT GAA ATC ATT AAC GCT GGT TTC 432 Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Asn Ala Gly Phe 130 135 140 ACC CTT AAT GGT GTC AAG AAT GTA ATC ATT CAT AAC ATA AAT ATG CAT 480 Thr Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Asn Val Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asn Met His 145 150 155 160 GAT GTT AAA GTG AAT CCA GGA GGC CTG ATT AAG TCC AAC GAT GGT CCA 528 Asp Val Lys Val Asn Pro Gly Gly Leu Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro 165 170 175 GCA GCT CCA AGA GCT GGT AGT GAT GGT GAT GCT ATA AGT ATT TCT GGT 576 Ala Ala Pro Arg Ala Gly Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile Ser Ile Ser Gly 180 185 190 AGT TCA CAA ATA TGG ATC GAC CAT TGT TCG CTC AGT AAG TCT GTT GAT 624 Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp 195 200 205 GGG CTG GTA GAT GCC AAG CTC GGC ACC ACA CGC TTA ACC GTT TCC AAC 672 Gly Leu Val Asp Ala Lys Leu Gly Thr Thr Arg Leu Thr Val Ser Asn 210 215 220 AGC TTA TTC ACC CAA CAC CAG TTT GTA CTA TTA TTC GGG GCT GGT GAC 720 Ser Leu Phe Thr Gln His Gln Phe Val Leu Leu Phe Gly Ala Gly Asp 225 230 235 240 GAA AAT ATT GAA GAT AGA GGC ATG CTA GCA ACG GTC GCT TTC AAC ACG 768 Glu Asn Ile Glu Asp Arg Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Thr 245 250 255 TTC ACT GAT AAC GTT GAC CAA AGA ATG CCT AGA TGT CGA CAT GGG TTT 816 Phe Thr Asp Asn Val Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg His Gly Phe 260 265 270 TTC CAA GTC GTT AAC AAC AAC TAT GAT AAA TGG GGA TCG TAT GCC ATC 864 Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp Lys Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Ile 275 280 285 GGT GGT AGC GCG TCC CCA ACC ATA CTC AGC CAA GGG AAC AGA TTC TGC 912 Gly Gly Ser Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Cys 290 295 300 GCC CCC GAT GAA CGC AGC AAG AAA AAT GTC CTA GGA AGG CAT GGT GAA 960 Ala Pro Asp Glu Arg Ser Lys Lys Asn Val Leu Gly Arg His Gly Glu 305 310 315 320 GCC GCC GCA GAG TCG ATG AAG TGG AAC TGG AGA ACG AAT AAA GAC GTG 1008 Ala Ala Ala Glu Ser Met Lys Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Asn Lys Asp Val 325 330 335 CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT ATT TTT GTT GCA TCC GGG GTC GAT CCA GTG CTA 1056 Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu 340 345 350 ACC CCT GAG CAA AGC GCA GGG ATG ATT CCA GCC GAA CCA GGA GAG TCC 1104 Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser 355 360 365 GCT CTA AGC CTC ACT AGT AGT GCT GGT GTA CTC TCA TGC CAA CCC GGA 1152 Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly 370 375 380 GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA CCC GAC CAA TTA CTA AGC ACT TAT AAT 1194 Ala Pro Cys * 385 GA 1196 387 amino acids amino acid linear protein 72 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Pro Val Asn Glu Thr Arg Arg Leu 20 25 30 Thr Thr Ser Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys 35 40 45 Ala Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly 50 55 60 Phe Gly Lys Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Thr Val 65 70 75 80 Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu 85 90 95 Arg Phe Gly Ala Ala Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Glu Arg 100 105 110 Asp Met Val Ile Arg Leu Asp Lys Glu Met Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys 115 120 125 Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Asn Ala Gly Phe 130 135 140 Thr Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Asn Val Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asn Met His 145 150 155 160 Asp Val Lys Val Asn Pro Gly Gly Leu Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro 165 170 175 Ala Ala Pro Arg Ala Gly Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile Ser Ile Ser Gly 180 185 190 Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp 195 200 205 Gly Leu Val Asp Ala Lys Leu Gly Thr Thr Arg Leu Thr Val Ser Asn 210 215 220 Ser Leu Phe Thr Gln His Gln Phe Val Leu Leu Phe Gly Ala Gly Asp 225 230 235 240 Glu Asn Ile Glu Asp Arg Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Thr 245 250 255 Phe Thr Asp Asn Val Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg His Gly Phe 260 265 270 Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Asp Lys Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Ile 275 280 285 Gly Gly Ser Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Cys 290 295 300 Ala Pro Asp Glu Arg Ser Lys Lys Asn Val Leu Gly Arg His Gly Glu 305 310 315 320 Ala Ala Ala Glu Ser Met Lys Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Asn Lys Asp Val 325 330 335 Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu 340 345 350 Thr Pro Glu Gln Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser 355 360 365 Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly 370 375 380 Ala Pro Cys 385 1349 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..1323 73 ATG GGG ATC AAA CAC TGT TGT TAC ATC TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GCC CTT 48 Met Gly Ile Lys His Cys Cys Tyr Ile Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 GTC ACT TTG CTG CAA CCT GTT CGT TCT GCA GAA GAT GTT GAA GAA TTC 96 Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser Ala Glu Asp Val Glu Glu Phe 20 25 30 TTA CCT TCA GCT AAC GAA ACA AGG AGG AGC CTG AAA GCA TGT GAA GCA 144 Leu Pro Ser Ala Asn Glu Thr Arg Arg Ser Leu Lys Ala Cys Glu Ala 35 40 45 CAC AAC ATT ATA GAC AAG TGC TGG AGG TGC AAA GCC GAT TGG GCG AAT 192 His Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys Trp Arg Cys Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Asn 50 55 60 AAC CGA CAA GCG TTA GCC GAT TGT GCC CAA GGT TTT GCA AAG GGA ACC 240 Asn Arg Gln Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 TAC GGT GGA AAA CAT GGT GAT GTC TAC ACG GTC ACC AGT GAT AAA GAT 288 Tyr Gly Gly Lys His Gly Asp Val Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Lys Asp 85 90 95 GAT GAT GTT GCA AAT CCA AAA GAA GGC ACA CTC CGG TTT GCT GCT GCC 336 Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 CAA AAC AGG CCC TTG TGG ATC ATT TTT AAA AGA AAT ATG GTG ATT CAT 384 Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Lys Arg Asn Met Val Ile His 115 120 125 TTG AAT CAA GAG CTT GTC GTA AAC AGC GAC AAG ACC ATC GAT GGC CGA 432 Leu Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg 130 135 140 GGG GTG AAA GTT AAC ATC GTT AAC GCC GGT CTC ACC CTC ATG AAT GTC 480 Gly Val Lys Val Asn Ile Val Asn Ala Gly Leu Thr Leu Met Asn Val 145 150 155 160 AAG AAT ATA ATC ATT CAT AAC ATA AAT ATC CAT GAT ATT AAA GTT TGT 528 Lys Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asn Ile His Asp Ile Lys Val Cys 165 170 175 CCA GGA GGC ATG ATT AAG TCC AAC GAT GGT CCA CCA ATT TTA AGA CAA 576 Pro Gly Gly Met Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Pro Ile Leu Arg Gln 180 185 190 CAA AGT GAT GGT GAT GCT ATA AAT GTT GCT GGT AGT TCA CAA ATA TGG 624 Gln Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile Asn Val Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp 195 200 205 ATC GAC CAT TGC TCG CTC AGT AAG GCT TCC GAT GGG CTG CTC GAT ATC 672 Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ala Ser Asp Gly Leu Leu Asp Ile 210 215 220 ACC CTC GGC AGC TCA CAC GTG ACC GTT TCC AAC TGC AAA TTC ACC CAA 720 Thr Leu Gly Ser Ser His Val Thr Val Ser Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr Gln 225 230 235 240 CAC CAA TTT GTA TTA TTG CTC GGG GCT GAT GAC ACC CAT TAT CAA GAT 768 His Gln Phe Val Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Asp Asp Thr His Tyr Gln Asp 245 250 255 AAA GGC ATG CTA GCA ACG GTA GCA TTC AAC ATG TTC ACC GAT CAC GTT 816 Lys Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Met Phe Thr Asp His Val 260 265 270 GAC CAA AGA ATG CCT AGA TGT AGA TTT GGG TTT TTC CAA GTC GTT AAC 864 Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn 275 280 285 AAC AAC TAC GAC AGA TGG GGA ACG TAC GCC ATC GGT GGT AGC TCG GCC 912 Asn Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly Thr Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala 290 295 300 CCA ACT ATA CTC AGC CAA GGG AAC AGA TTC TTC GCC CCC GAT GAT ATC 960 Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Phe Ala Pro Asp Asp Ile 305 310 315 320 ATC AAG AAA AAT GTC TTA GCG AGG ACT GGT ACT GGC AAC GCA GAG TCG 1008 Ile Lys Lys Asn Val Leu Ala Arg Thr Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Glu Ser 325 330 335 ATG TCG TGG AAC TGG AGA ACA GAT AGA GAC TTG CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT 1056 Met Ser Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Asp Arg Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala 340 345 350 ATT TTT CTC CCA TCC GGG TCT GAT CCA GTG CTA ACC CCT GAG CAA AAA 1104 Ile Phe Leu Pro Ser Gly Ser Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Lys 355 360 365 GCA GGG ATG ATT CCA GCT GAA CCA GGA GAA GCC GTT CTA AGA CTC ACT 1152 Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Thr 370 375 380 AGT AGT GCT GGT GTA CTC TCA TGC CAT CAA GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA 1200 Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys His Gln Gly Ala Pro Cys * Ala 385 390 395 400 CCT GGC CAA TTC CTA AGC TTT TAT AAT AAT CAT AAA TAC TTA TTT TAT 1248 Pro Gly Gln Phe Leu Ser Phe Tyr Asn Asn His Lys Tyr Leu Phe Tyr 405 410 415 TTT ATT TTT GAT ATT TTA TAT GAA CCA TTA CGT TCA AGT ACT CTA TTA 1296 Phe Ile Phe Asp Ile Leu Tyr Glu Pro Leu Arg Ser Ser Thr Leu Leu 420 425 430 ACA TGT TTT AAA TTC ATA AGA GTT TAT TGA TAA AAA AAA AAA AAA CCG 1344 Thr Cys Phe Lys Phe Ile Arg Val Tyr * * 435 440 AAT TC 1349 398 amino acids amino acid linear protein 74 Met Gly Ile Lys His Cys Cys Tyr Ile Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser Ala Glu Asp Val Glu Glu Phe 20 25 30 Leu Pro Ser Ala Asn Glu Thr Arg Arg Ser Leu Lys Ala Cys Glu Ala 35 40 45 His Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys Trp Arg Cys Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Asn 50 55 60 Asn Arg Gln Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Tyr Gly Gly Lys His Gly Asp Val Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Lys Asp 85 90 95 Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Lys Arg Asn Met Val Ile His 115 120 125 Leu Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg 130 135 140 Gly Val Lys Val Asn Ile Val Asn Ala Gly Leu Thr Leu Met Asn Val 145 150 155 160 Lys Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asn Ile His Asp Ile Lys Val Cys 165 170 175 Pro Gly Gly Met Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Pro Ile Leu Arg Gln 180 185 190 Gln Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile Asn Val Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp 195 200 205 Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ala Ser Asp Gly Leu Leu Asp Ile 210 215 220 Thr Leu Gly Ser Ser His Val Thr Val Ser Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr Gln 225 230 235 240 His Gln Phe Val Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Asp Asp Thr His Tyr Gln Asp 245 250 255 Lys Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Met Phe Thr Asp His Val 260 265 270 Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn 275 280 285 Asn Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly Thr Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala 290 295 300 Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Phe Ala Pro Asp Asp Ile 305 310 315 320 Ile Lys Lys Asn Val Leu Ala Arg Thr Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Glu Ser 325 330 335 Met Ser Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Asp Arg Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala 340 345 350 Ile Phe Leu Pro Ser Gly Ser Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Lys 355 360 365 Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Thr 370 375 380 Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys His Gln Gly Ala Pro Cys 385 390 395 1320 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..1302 75 ATG GGG ATC AAA CAA TGT TGT TAC ATC TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GCA CTT 48 Met Gly Ile Lys Gln Cys Cys Tyr Ile Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 GTC GCT TTG CTG CAA CCT GTT CGT TCT GCC GAA GGT GTC GGG GAA ATC 96 Val Ala Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Gly Glu Ile 20 25 30 TTA CCT TCA GTT AAC GAA ACG AGG AGC CTG CAA GCA TGT GAA GCA CTC 144 Leu Pro Ser Val Asn Glu Thr Arg Ser Leu Gln Ala Cys Glu Ala Leu 35 40 45 AAC ATT ATA GAC AAG TGC TGG AGG GGC AAA GCC GAT TGG GAG AAC AAC 192 Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala Asp Trp Glu Asn Asn 50 55 60 CGA CAA GCG TTA GCC GAC TGT GCC CAA GGT TTT GCA AAG GGA ACC TAC 240 Arg Gln Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr Tyr 65 70 75 80 GGC GGA AAA TGG GGT GAT GTC TAC ACG GTC ACC AGC AAT CTA GAT GAT 288 Gly Gly Lys Trp Gly Asp Val Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asn Leu Asp Asp 85 90 95 GAT GTT GCA AAT CCA AAA GAA GGC ACA CTC CGG TTT GCT GCC GCC CAA 336 Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala Gln 100 105 110 AAC AGG CCC TTG TGG ATC ATT TTT AAA AAT GAT ATG GTG ATT AAT TTG 384 Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Lys Asn Asp Met Val Ile Asn Leu 115 120 125 AAT CAA GAG CTT GTC GTA AAC AGC GAC AAG ACC ATC GAT GGC CGA GGG 432 Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly 130 135 140 GTG AAA GTT GAA ATC ATT AAC GGA GGT CTC ACC CTC ATG AAT GTC AAG 480 Val Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Asn Gly Gly Leu Thr Leu Met Asn Val Lys 145 150 155 160 AAT ATA ATC ATT CAT AAC ATA AAT ATC CAT GAT GTT AAA GTG CTT CCA 528 Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asn Ile His Asp Val Lys Val Leu Pro 165 170 175 GGA GGC ATG ATT AAG TCC AAC GAT GGT CCA CCA ATT TTA AGA CAA GCA 576 Gly Gly Met Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Pro Ile Leu Arg Gln Ala 180 185 190 AGT GAT GGG GAT ACT ATA AAT GTT GCT GGT AGT TCC CAA ATA TGG ATA 624 Ser Asp Gly Asp Thr Ile Asn Val Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile 195 200 205 GAC CAT TGC TCA CTC AGC AAG TCT TTC GAT GGG CTG GTC GAT GTC ACC 672 Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ser Phe Asp Gly Leu Val Asp Val Thr 210 215 220 CTC GGT AGC ACA CAC GTG ACC ATT TCC AAC TGC AAA TTC ACC CAA CAG 720 Leu Gly Ser Thr His Val Thr Ile Ser Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr Gln Gln 225 230 235 240 TCA AAA GCA ATA TTG TTG GGA GCA GAT GAC ACC CAT GTT CAA GAT AAA 768 Ser Lys Ala Ile Leu Leu Gly Ala Asp Asp Thr His Val Gln Asp Lys 245 250 255 GGA ATG CTA GCA ACG GTC GCT TTC AAC ATG TTC ACC GAT AAC GTT GAC 816 Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Met Phe Thr Asp Asn Val Asp 260 265 270 CAA AGA ATG CCT AGA TGT CGA TTT GGG TTT TTC CAA GTT GTT AAC AAC 864 Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn 275 280 285 AAC TAC GAC AGA TGG GGA ACG TAC GCC ATA GGT GGT AGC TCG GCC CCA 912 Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly Thr Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro 290 295 300 ACT ATA CTC TGC CAA GGG AAC AGA TTC TTG GCC CCT GAT GAT CAG ATC 960 Thr Ile Leu Cys Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Leu Ala Pro Asp Asp Gln Ile 305 310 315 320 AAG AAA AAT GTC CTA GCG AGG ACT GGT ACA GGC GCT GCT GAG TCG ATG 1008 Lys Lys Asn Val Leu Ala Arg Thr Gly Thr Gly Ala Ala Glu Ser Met 325 330 335 GCG TGG AAC TGG AGA TCT GAT AAA GAC TTG CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT ATT 1056 Ala Trp Asn Trp Arg Ser Asp Lys Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile 340 345 350 TTT GTT ACA TCT GGG TCT GAT CCA GTG CTA ACC CCT GTT CAA AGC GCA 1104 Phe Val Thr Ser Gly Ser Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Val Gln Ser Ala 355 360 365 GGG ATG ATT CCA GCT GAA CCA GGA GAA GCC GCT ATA AAA CTC ACT AGT 1152 Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ala Ala Ile Lys Leu Thr Ser 370 375 380 AGT GCT GGT GTA TTC TCA TGC CGT CCT GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA CCC 1200 Ser Ala Gly Val Phe Ser Cys Arg Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys * Ala Pro 385 390 395 400 TGC CAA TTC TCC TAA GCT TTT GCA ATG ATC AAA AAT ACT TTT TTA TTT 1248 Cys Gln Phe Ser * Ala Phe Ala Met Ile Lys Asn Thr Phe Leu Phe 405 410 415 TAT TTT TAA TAT TTT ATA TGT ACT GGA AAT GAA CCA TTA CCT TCT AGT 1296 Tyr Phe * Tyr Phe Ile Cys Thr Gly Asn Glu Pro Leu Pro Ser Ser 420 425 430 ACT CTA TAA CAT GTT TTG CAT TTA 1320 Thr Leu * 435 397 amino acids amino acid linear protein 76 Met Gly Ile Lys Gln Cys Cys Tyr Ile Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Ala Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Gly Glu Ile 20 25 30 Leu Pro Ser Val Asn Glu Thr Arg Ser Leu Gln Ala Cys Glu Ala Leu 35 40 45 Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys Trp Arg Gly Lys Ala Asp Trp Glu Asn Asn 50 55 60 Arg Gln Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr Tyr 65 70 75 80 Gly Gly Lys Trp Gly Asp Val Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Asn Leu Asp Asp 85 90 95 Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala Gln 100 105 110 Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Lys Asn Asp Met Val Ile Asn Leu 115 120 125 Asn Gln Glu Leu Val Val Asn Ser Asp Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly 130 135 140 Val Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Asn Gly Gly Leu Thr Leu Met Asn Val Lys 145 150 155 160 Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asn Ile His Asp Val Lys Val Leu Pro 165 170 175 Gly Gly Met Ile Lys Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Pro Ile Leu Arg Gln Ala 180 185 190 Ser Asp Gly Asp Thr Ile Asn Val Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile 195 200 205 Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ser Phe Asp Gly Leu Val Asp Val Thr 210 215 220 Leu Gly Ser Thr His Val Thr Ile Ser Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr Gln Gln 225 230 235 240 Ser Lys Ala Ile Leu Leu Gly Ala Asp Asp Thr His Val Gln Asp Lys 245 250 255 Gly Met Leu Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Met Phe Thr Asp Asn Val Asp 260 265 270 Gln Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly Phe Phe Gln Val Val Asn Asn 275 280 285 Asn Tyr Asp Arg Trp Gly Thr Tyr Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro 290 295 300 Thr Ile Leu Cys Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Leu Ala Pro Asp Asp Gln Ile 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Asn Val Leu Ala Arg Thr Gly Thr Gly Ala Ala Glu Ser Met 325 330 335 Ala Trp Asn Trp Arg Ser Asp Lys Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile 340 345 350 Phe Val Thr Ser Gly Ser Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Val Gln Ser Ala 355 360 365 Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ala Ala Ile Lys Leu Thr Ser 370 375 380 Ser Ala Gly Val Phe Ser Cys Arg Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys 385 390 395 1160 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..1148 77 TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GCC CTT GTC ACT TTG CTG CAA CCT GTT CGT TCT 48 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 GCC GAA GAT CTC CAG GAA ATC TTA CCT TCA GCT AAC GAA ACA AGG AGC 96 Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Pro Ser Ala Asn Glu Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30 CTG ACA ACA TGT GGA ACA TAC AAC ATT ATA GAC GGG TGC TGG AGG GGC 144 Leu Thr Thr Cys Gly Thr Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly 35 40 45 AAA GCC GAT TGG GCG GAA AAC CGA AAA GCG TTA GCC GAT TGT GCC CAA 192 Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln 50 55 60 GGT TTT GCA AAG GGA ACA ATC GGC GGA AAA GAT GGT GAT ATA TAC ACG 240 Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr Ile Gly Gly Lys Asp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Thr 65 70 75 80 GTC ACC AGT GAG CTA GAT GAT GAT GTT GCA AAT CCA AAA GAA GGC ACA 288 Val Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr 85 90 95 CTC CGG TTT GGT GCC GCC CAA AAC AGG CCC TTG TGG ATT ATT TTT GAA 336 Leu Arg Phe Gly Ala Ala Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Glu 100 105 110 AGA GAT ATG GTG ATT CGT TTG GAT AGA GAG TTG GCT ATA AAC AAC GAC 384 Arg Asp Met Val Ile Arg Leu Asp Arg Glu Leu Ala Ile Asn Asn Asp 115 120 125 AAG ACC ATC GAT GGC CGA GGG GCG AAA GTT GAA ATC ATT AAC GCT GGT 432 Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Asn Ala Gly 130 135 140 TTC GCC ATC TAT AAT GTC AAG AAT ATA ATC ATT CAT AAC ATA ATT ATG 480 Phe Ala Ile Tyr Asn Val Lys Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn Ile Ile Met 145 150 155 160 CAT GAT ATT GTA GTG AAT CCA GGA GGC CTG ATT AAG TCC CAC GAT GGT 528 His Asp Ile Val Val Asn Pro Gly Gly Leu Ile Lys Ser His Asp Gly 165 170 175 CCA CCA GTT CCA AGA AAG GGT AGT GAT GGT GAT GCT ATA GGT ATT TCT 576 Pro Pro Val Pro Arg Lys Gly Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile Gly Ile Ser 180 185 190 GGT GGT TCA CAA ATA TGG ATC GAC CAT TGC TCC CTC AGT AAG GCT GTT 624 Gly Gly Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ala Val 195 200 205 GAT GGG CTA ATC GAT GCT AAA CAC GGC AGC ACA CAC TTC ACC GTT TCT 672 Asp Gly Leu Ile Asp Ala Lys His Gly Ser Thr His Phe Thr Val Ser 210 215 220 AAC TGC TTA TTC ACC CAA CAC CAA TAT TTA TTA TTG TTC TGG GAT TTT 720 Asn Cys Leu Phe Thr Gln His Gln Tyr Leu Leu Leu Phe Trp Asp Phe 225 230 235 240 GAC GAG CGA GGC ATG CTA TGT ACG GTC GCA TTC AAC AAG TTC ACT GAT 768 Asp Glu Arg Gly Met Leu Cys Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Lys Phe Thr Asp 245 250 255 AAC GTT GAC CAA AGA ATG CCT AAC TTA CGA CAT GGG TTT GTC CAA GTC 816 Asn Val Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Asn Leu Arg His Gly Phe Val Gln Val 260 265 270 GTT AAC AAC AAC TAC GAA AGA TGG GGA TCG TAC GCC CTC GGT GGT AGC 864 Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Glu Arg Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Leu Gly Gly Ser 275 280 285 GCA GGC CCA ACC ATA CTT AGC CAA GGG AAC AGA TTC TTA GCC TCC GAT 912 Ala Gly Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Leu Ala Ser Asp 290 295 300 ATC AAG AAA GAG GTC GTA GGG AGG TAT GGT GAA TCC GCC ATG TCA GAG 960 Ile Lys Lys Glu Val Val Gly Arg Tyr Gly Glu Ser Ala Met Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 TCG ATT AAT TGG AAC TGG AGA TCG TAT ATG GAC GTA TTT GAA AAT GGT 1008 Ser Ile Asn Trp Asn Trp Arg Ser Tyr Met Asp Val Phe Glu Asn Gly 325 330 335 GCT ATT TTT GTT CCA TCC GGG GTT GAT CCA GTG CTA ACC CCT GAG CAA 1056 Ala Ile Phe Val Pro Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln 340 345 350 AAC GCA GGG ATG ATT CCA GCC GAA CCA GGA GAA GCC GTT CTA AGA CTC 1104 Asn Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Leu 355 360 365 ACT AGT AGT GCT GGT GTC CTC TCA TGC CAA CCT GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA 1152 Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys * 370 375 380 GCA CTG CA 1160 383 amino acids amino acid linear protein 78 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Val Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Pro Ser Ala Asn Glu Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30 Leu Thr Thr Cys Gly Thr Tyr Asn Ile Ile Asp Gly Cys Trp Arg Gly 35 40 45 Lys Ala Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Cys Ala Gln 50 55 60 Gly Phe Ala Lys Gly Thr Ile Gly Gly Lys Asp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Thr 65 70 75 80 Val Thr Ser Glu Leu Asp Asp Asp Val Ala Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr 85 90 95 Leu Arg Phe Gly Ala Ala Gln Asn Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Glu 100 105 110 Arg Asp Met Val Ile Arg Leu Asp Arg Glu Leu Ala Ile Asn Asn Asp 115 120 125 Lys Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Asn Ala Gly 130 135 140 Phe Ala Ile Tyr Asn Val Lys Asn Ile Ile Ile His Asn Ile Ile Met 145 150 155 160 His Asp Ile Val Val Asn Pro Gly Gly Leu Ile Lys Ser His Asp Gly 165 170 175 Pro Pro Val Pro Arg Lys Gly Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile Gly Ile Ser 180 185 190 Gly Gly Ser Gln Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Ser Leu Ser Lys Ala Val 195 200 205 Asp Gly Leu Ile Asp Ala Lys His Gly Ser Thr His Phe Thr Val Ser 210 215 220 Asn Cys Leu Phe Thr Gln His Gln Tyr Leu Leu Leu Phe Trp Asp Phe 225 230 235 240 Asp Glu Arg Gly Met Leu Cys Thr Val Ala Phe Asn Lys Phe Thr Asp 245 250 255 Asn Val Asp Gln Arg Met Pro Asn Leu Arg His Gly Phe Val Gln Val 260 265 270 Val Asn Asn Asn Tyr Glu Arg Trp Gly Ser Tyr Ala Leu Gly Gly Ser 275 280 285 Ala Gly Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Arg Phe Leu Ala Ser Asp 290 295 300 Ile Lys Lys Glu Val Val Gly Arg Tyr Gly Glu Ser Ala Met Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Ile Asn Trp Asn Trp Arg Ser Tyr Met Asp Val Phe Glu Asn Gly 325 330 335 Ala Ile Phe Val Pro Ser Gly Val Asp Pro Val Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln 340 345 350 Asn Ala Gly Met Ile Pro Ala Glu Pro Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Arg Leu 355 360 365 Thr Ser Ser Ala Gly Val Leu Ser Cys Gln Pro Gly Ala Pro Cys 370 375 380 1368 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA CDS 1..1366 79 TTG TAT TTT ACC TTA GCA CTT GTC ACT TTG GTG CAA GCT GGA CGT CTT 48 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Val Gln Ala Gly Arg Leu 1 5 10 15 GGC GAA GAG GTC GAC ATC TTA CCT TCA CCT AAC GAT ACA AGG AGG AGC 96 Gly Glu Glu Val Asp Ile Leu Pro Ser Pro Asn Asp Thr Arg Arg Ser 20 25 30 CTG CAA GGA TGT GAA GCA CAC AAC ATT ATA GAC AAG TGT TGG AGG TGC 144 Leu Gln Gly Cys Glu Ala His Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys Trp Arg Cys 35 40 45 AAA CCC GAT TGG GCG GAG AAC CGA CAA GCG TTA GGC GAT TGT GCG CAA 192 Lys Pro Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Gln Ala Leu Gly Asp Cys Ala Gln 50 55 60 GGT TTT GGA AAG GCA ACT CAC GGC GGA AAA TGG GGT GAT ATC TAC ATG 240 Gly Phe Gly Lys Ala Thr His Gly Gly Lys Trp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Met 65 70 75 80 GTC ACA AGT GAT CAG GAT GAT GAT GTT GTA AAT CCA AAA GAA GGC ACA 288 Val Thr Ser Asp Gln Asp Asp Asp Val Val Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr 85 90 95 CTC CGG TTC GGT GCT ACC CAG GAC AGG CCC TTG TGG ATC ATT TTT CAA 336 Leu Arg Phe Gly Ala Thr Gln Asp Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Gln 100 105 110 AGA GAT ATG ATT ATT TAT TTG CAA CAA GAG ATG GTC GTA ACC AGC GAC 384 Arg Asp Met Ile Ile Tyr Leu Gln Gln Glu Met Val Val Thr Ser Asp 115 120 125 ACG ACC ATT GAT GGT CGA GGG GCG AAA GTT GAG CTC GTT TAT GGA GGT 432 Thr Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Glu Leu Val Tyr Gly Gly 130 135 140 ATC ACC CTC ATG AAT GTC AAG AAT GTA ATC ATT CAC AAC ATA GAT ATC 480 Ile Thr Leu Met Asn Val Lys Asn Val Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 CAT GAT GTT AGA GTG CTT CCA GGA GGT AGG ATT AAG TCC AAT GGT GGT 528 His Asp Val Arg Val Leu Pro Gly Gly Arg Ile Lys Ser Asn Gly Gly 165 170 175 CCA GCC ATA CCA AGA CAT CAG AGT GAT GGT GAT GCT ATC CAT GTT ACG 576 Pro Ala Ile Pro Arg His Gln Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile His Val Thr 180 185 190 GGT AGT TCA GAC ATA TGG ATC GAC CAT TGC ACG CTC AGT AAG TCA TTT 624 Gly Ser Ser Asp Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Thr Leu Ser Lys Ser Phe 195 200 205 GAT GGG CTC GTC GAT GTC AAC TGG GGC AGC ACA GGA GTA ACC ATT TCC 672 Asp Gly Leu Val Asp Val Asn Trp Gly Ser Thr Gly Val Thr Ile Ser 210 215 220 AAC TGC AAA TTC ACC CAC CAC GAA AAA GCT GTT TTG CTC GGG GCT AGT 720 Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr His His Glu Lys Ala Val Leu Leu Gly Ala Ser 225 230 235 240 GAC ACG CAT TTT CAA GAT CTG AAA ATG CAT GTA ACG CTT GCA TAC AAC 768 Asp Thr His Phe Gln Asp Leu Lys Met His Val Thr Leu Ala Tyr Asn 245 250 255 ATC TTC ACC AAT ACC GTT CAC GAA AGA ATG CCC AGA TGC CGA TTT GGG 816 Ile Phe Thr Asn Thr Val His Glu Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly 260 265 270 TTT TTC CAA ATC GTT AAC AAC TTC TAC GAC AGA TGG GAT AAG TAC GCC 864 Phe Phe Gln Ile Val Asn Asn Phe Tyr Asp Arg Trp Asp Lys Tyr Ala 275 280 285 ATC GGT GGT AGC TCG AAC CCT ACT ATT CTC AGC CAA GGG AAC AAA TTC 912 Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Asn Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Lys Phe 290 295 300 GTG GCC CCC GAT TTC ATT TAC AAG AAA AAC GTC TGT CTA AGG ACT GGT 960 Val Ala Pro Asp Phe Ile Tyr Lys Lys Asn Val Cys Leu Arg Thr Gly 305 310 315 320 GCA CAG GAG CCA GAA TGG ATG ACT TGG AAC TGG AGA ACA CAA AAC GAC 1008 Ala Gln Glu Pro Glu Trp Met Thr Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Gln Asn Asp 325 330 335 GTG CTT GAA AAT GGT GCT ATC TTT GTG GCA TCT GGG TCT GAT CCA GTG 1056 Val Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Ser Asp Pro Val 340 345 350 CTA ACC GCT GAA CAA AAT GCA GGC ATG ATG CAA GCT GAA CCG GGA GAT 1104 Leu Thr Ala Glu Gln Asn Ala Gly Met Met Gln Ala Glu Pro Gly Asp 355 360 365 ATG GTT CCA CAA CTC ACC ATG AAT GCA GGT GTA CTC ACA TGC TCG CCT 1152 Met Val Pro Gln Leu Thr Met Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Pro 370 375 380 GGA GCA CCT TGC TAA GCA CCT GGC CAA TTC CTA TGC AAC GAT CAT AAA 1200 Gly Ala Pro Cys * Ala Pro Gly Gln Phe Leu Cys Asn Asp His Lys 385 390 395 400 TAC TTG CTC ACC ATA AGT GTT CAT TTG ATT AGA TTT GGA CAC GAA TGA 1248 Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ile Ser Val His Leu Ile Arg Phe Gly His Glu * 405 410 415 TGT AAC CGA TTC GTC TGA ATT ATG ATT TGT TTT GAT TCT CAG TTT CAT 1296 Cys Asn Arg Phe Val * Ile Met Ile Cys Phe Asp Ser Gln Phe His 420 425 430 AAT ATG GCT TCT TGA GAG CAA AAT TAG AGA AGA GTG TCT TTG ATC AAC 1344 Asn Met Ala Ser * Glu Gln Asn * Arg Arg Val Ser Leu Ile Asn 435 440 445 TAC ATT TTA TGG TTT TTA TAT T AA 1368 Tyr Ile Leu Trp Phe Leu Tyr 450 455 388 amino acids amino acid linear protein 80 Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Val Gln Ala Gly Arg Leu 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Glu Val Asp Ile Leu Pro Ser Pro Asn Asp Thr Arg Arg Ser 20 25 30 Leu Gln Gly Cys Glu Ala His Asn Ile Ile Asp Lys Cys Trp Arg Cys 35 40 45 Lys Pro Asp Trp Ala Glu Asn Arg Gln Ala Leu Gly Asp Cys Ala Gln 50 55 60 Gly Phe Gly Lys Ala Thr His Gly Gly Lys Trp Gly Asp Ile Tyr Met 65 70 75 80 Val Thr Ser Asp Gln Asp Asp Asp Val Val Asn Pro Lys Glu Gly Thr 85 90 95 Leu Arg Phe Gly Ala Thr Gln Asp Arg Pro Leu Trp Ile Ile Phe Gln 100 105 110 Arg Asp Met Ile Ile Tyr Leu Gln Gln Glu Met Val Val Thr Ser Asp 115 120 125 Thr Thr Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Glu Leu Val Tyr Gly Gly 130 135 140 Ile Thr Leu Met Asn Val Lys Asn Val Ile Ile His Asn Ile Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 His Asp Val Arg Val Leu Pro Gly Gly Arg Ile Lys Ser Asn Gly Gly 165 170 175 Pro Ala Ile Pro Arg His Gln Ser Asp Gly Asp Ala Ile His Val Thr 180 185 190 Gly Ser Ser Asp Ile Trp Ile Asp His Cys Thr Leu Ser Lys Ser Phe 195 200 205 Asp Gly Leu Val Asp Val Asn Trp Gly Ser Thr Gly Val Thr Ile Ser 210 215 220 Asn Cys Lys Phe Thr His His Glu Lys Ala Val Leu Leu Gly Ala Ser 225 230 235 240 Asp Thr His Phe Gln Asp Leu Lys Met His Val Thr Leu Ala Tyr Asn 245 250 255 Ile Phe Thr Asn Thr Val His Glu Arg Met Pro Arg Cys Arg Phe Gly 260 265 270 Phe Phe Gln Ile Val Asn Asn Phe Tyr Asp Arg Trp Asp Lys Tyr Ala 275 280 285 Ile Gly Gly Ser Ser Asn Pro Thr Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Lys Phe 290 295 300 Val Ala Pro Asp Phe Ile Tyr Lys Lys Asn Val Cys Leu Arg Thr Gly 305 310 315 320 Ala Gln Glu Pro Glu Trp Met Thr Trp Asn Trp Arg Thr Gln Asn Asp 325 330 335 Val Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ile Phe Val Ala Ser Gly Ser Asp Pro Val 340 345 350 Leu Thr Ala Glu Gln Asn Ala Gly Met Met Gln Ala Glu Pro Gly Asp 355 360 365 Met Val Pro Gln Leu Thr Met Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Pro 370 375 380 Gly Ala Pro Cys 385 12 amino acids amino acid linear protein 81 Ala Pro Asp Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Tyr Asn Asp His 1 5 10 7 amino acids amino acid linear protein 82 Tyr Phe Phe Leu Phe Tyr Phe 1 5 17 amino acids amino acid linear protein 83 Tyr Phe Ile Cys Thr Lys Val Met Glu Met Asn Leu Tyr 1 5 10 Leu Leu Val Leu 15 6 amino acids amino acid linear protein 84 Lys Lys Lys Lys Pro Asn 1 5 42 amino acids amino acid linear protein 85 Ala Pro Gly Gln Phe Leu Ser Phe Tyr Asn Asn His Lys Tyr Leu Phe Tyr 1 5 10 15 Phe Ile Phe Asp Ile Leu Tyr Glu Pro Leu Arg Ser Ser Thr Leu Leu 20 25 30 Thr Cys Phe Lys Phe Ile Arg Val Tyr 35 40 17 amino acids amino acid linear protein 86 Tyr Phe Ile Cys Thr Lys Val Met Glu Met Asn Leu Tyr 1 5 10 Leu Leu Ser Thr 15 6 amino acids amino acid linear protein 87 Ala Pro Cys Gln Phe Ser 1 5 13 amino acids amino acid linear protein 88 Ala Phe Ala Met Ile Lys Asn Thr Phe Leu Phe Tyr Phe 1 5 10 15 amino acids amino acid linear protein 89 Tyr Phe Ile Cys Thr Gly Asn Glu Pro Leu Pro Ser Ser 1 5 10 Thr Leu 15 26 amino acids amino acid linear protein 90 Ala Pro Gly Gln Phe Leu Cys Asn Asp His Lys Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ile Ser Val 1 5 10 15 His Leu Ile Arg Phe Gly His Glu 20 25 5 amino acids amino acid linear protein 91 Cys Asn Arg Phe Val 1 5 14 amino acids amino acid linear protein 92 Ile Met Ile Cys Phe Asp Ser Gln Phe His Asn Met Ala Ser 1 5 10 14 amino acids amino acid linear protein 93 Arg Arg Val Ser Leu Ile Asn Tyr Ile Leu Trp Phe Leu Tyr 1 5 10 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated peptide selected from the group consisting of a peptide comprising an epitope-containing portion of the amino acid sequence of a ragweed pollen allergen Amb a IA SEQ ID NO:72, a peptide comprising an epitope-containing portion of the amino acid sequence of a ragweed pollen allergen Amb a IB SEQ ID NO:74, a peptide comprising an epitope-containing portion of the amino acid sequence of a ragweed pollen allergen Amb a IC SEQ ID NO:76, and a peptide comprising an epitope-containing portion of the amino acid sequence of a ragweed pollen allergen Amb a ID SEQ ID NO:78, provided that the peptide does not comprise the full-length amino acid sequence of Amb a IA, Amb a IB, Amb a IC, or Amb a ID, the peptide stimulates T cells specific for a ragweed pollen allergen, and the epitope-containing portion of the peptide is recognized by a T cell receptor specific for a ragweed pollen allergen.
 2. An isolated peptide which stimulates T cells specific for a ragweed pollen allergen, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74:, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:78, provided that the peptide does not comprise the full length amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, or SEQ ID NO:78.
 3. An isolated peptide having at least one T cell epitope recognized by a T cell receptor specific for a ragweed pollen allergen, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:78, provided that the peptide does not comprise the full length amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, or SEQ ID NO:78.
 4. An isolated peptide which stimulates T cells specific for a ragweed pollen allergen, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74:, SEQ ID NO:76, and SEQ ID NO:78, provided that the peptide does not comprise the full length amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, or SEQ ID NO:78.
 5. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, comprising a portion of the amino acid sequence of Amb a IA SEQ ID NO:72.
 6. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, comprising a portion of the amino acid sequence of Amb a IB SEQ ID NO:74.
 7. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, comprising a portion of the amino acid sequence of Amb a IC SEQ ID NO:76.
 8. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, comprising a portion of the amino acid sequence of Amb a ID SEQ ID NO:78.
 9. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:72.
 10. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:74.
 11. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:76.
 12. The isolated peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the ragweed pollen allergen comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:78.
 13. A composition comprising at least one peptide of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 and a carrier.
 14. A composition comprising at least two peptides of claim 1, 2, 3, or
 4. 15. A composition comprising at least two peptides of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 